Spelling Bee Answers for Saturday, March 02, 2024

Mar 02, 2024, Saturday Spelling Bee Answers for the G, N, O, P, R, U, W honeycomb (center letter R) feature 23 words, a 82-point total, 1 Pangram (1 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 7-letter longest word: GROWNUP, PRONOUN, UNGROUP.

Spelling Bee hive for March 2, 2024 with center letter R and surrounding letters G,N,O,P,U and W

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Saturday, March 2, 2024 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights

A closer look at this NYT puzzle difficulty, word patterns, scoring, and solve time.

Difficulty

4/10

Medium

40th percentile

Avg Word Length

4.83

Short words

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

65/100

Rare

Rarer than 65% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

19 minutes

Quicker than usual

To reach Genius

2LL

10

Few pairs

Unique two-letter openings

Bingo Status

No

Missing: N, O

All 7 letters start at least 1 word

GN4L

9

words to Genius
3×7L2×6L4×5L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 57 pts
9 words2×7L1×6L6×5L

Vowel Split

32%

Consonant-heavy puzzle

35 vowels · 76 consonants

Score Milestones

  • 0%Beginner0 PTS
  • 5%Good Start4 PTS
  • 15%Moving Up12 PTS
  • 25%Good21 PTS
  • 40%Solid33 PTS
  • 50%Nice41 PTS
  • 60%Great49 PTS
  • 65%Amazing53 PTS
  • 70%Genius57 PTS
  • 100%Queen Bee82 PTS

Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Here is the complete list of 23 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Saturday, March 2, 2024. The answers are organized by word length and point value, along with today's pangram. Prefer a spoiler-free approach? Try the spelling bee hints for today or browse the full list of NYT spelling bee words.

Common openings

P
39%
G
35%
W
13%

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Puzzle Letters

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Pangrams

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The Center letter is highlighted in Yellow.

Complete Answers

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7-Letter Words 3 words

6-Letter Words 2 words

5-Letter Words 6 words

4-Letter Words 12 words

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Word Length Distribution

12 words
4L
12
6 words
5L
6
2 words
6L
2
3 words (Pangram)
7L
3

Share of 23 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

R
23 words
100%
O
19 words
83%
G
13 words
57%
N
13 words
57%
P
13 words
57%
U
10 words
43%
W
8 words
35%

Share of 23 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

12 pts
12
4L
30 pts
30
5L
12 pts
12
6L
28 pts (Pangram)
28
7L

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

P
939%
G
835%
W
313%
U
29%
R
14%

Share of 23 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

  • Today’s score of 82 ranks in the 2nd percentile among all puzzles.
  • The last time a score this low appeared was on 2024-02-20.
  • The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
  • The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
  • With 23 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 5th percentile overall.
  • The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2024-01-15.
  • The highest number of answers in any puzzle is 80, on 2026-02-01.
  • The lowest number of answers in any puzzle is 16, on 2023-03-27.
  • This puzzle ranks among the Medium puzzles, based on overall difficulty scoring.
  • Compared to recent puzzles, today’s challenge is easier than usual.
  • The letter set in this puzzle is considered Medium, compared to typical puzzles.
  • Puzzles with similar letter rarity last appeared on 2024-02-28.
  • The estimated solve time of 16–22 min is faster than typical puzzles.
  • Players can expect a steady solving experience.

Other Dictionary Words Not on This Puzzle's Official List

Wondering why these words aren't on the official list*:

  • gooroo
  • gour
  • groop
  • grugru
  • gruppo
  • gurr
  • nonpoor
  • nonrun
  • norn
  • ourn
  • poroporo
  • prog
  • pron
  • propr
  • propugn
  • puru
  • rognon
  • rong
  • roon
  • roop
  • ropp
  • roun
  • roup
  • ruru
  • ungrow
  • ungrown
  • unorn
  • unprop
  • unrun
  • unrung
  • unwrung
  • upgrow
  • upgrown
  • uppour
  • upprop
  • uprun
  • wurrung
  • wurrup

*Every word here uses only the hive's seven letters, includes the center letter, and appears in our dictionary, but it was never published in the NYT's official answer list.

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