March 5, 2024, Tuesday

Spelling Bee Answers for Tuesday, March 05, 2024

Mar 05, 2024, Tuesday Spelling Bee Answers for the A, D, I, L, M, O, R honeycomb (center letter I) feature 47 words, a 163-point total, 1 Pangram (0 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 9-letter longest word: ARMADILLO.

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Spelling Bee hive for March 5, 2024 with center letter I and surrounding letters A,D,L,M,O and R

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Tuesday, March 5, 2024 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights

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

Difficulty

5/10

Medium

54th percentile

Avg Word Length

5.04

Short words

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

59/100

Rare

Rarer than 59% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

39 minutes

Typical solve

To reach Genius

2LL

Typical spread

Unique two-letter openings

Bingo Status

Yes

All 7 covered

All 7 letters start at least 1 word

GN4L

words to Genius

1×9L4×8L5×7L3×6L3×5L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 114 pts

16 words1×9L4×8L5×7L1×6L5×5L

Vowel Split

49%

Vowel-heavy puzzle

116 vowels · 121 consonants

Score Milestones

0%Beginner0 PTS
5%Good Start8 PTS
15%Moving Up24 PTS
25%Good41 PTS
40%Solid65 PTS
50%Nice82 PTS
60%Great98 PTS
65%Amazing106 PTS
70%Genius114 PTS
100%Queen Bee163 PTS

Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Here is the complete list of 47 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Tuesday, March 5, 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

26%

19%

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Puzzle Letters

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Word Length Distribution

27 words

7 words

3 words

5 words

4 words

1 word (Pangram)

Share of 47 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

47 words

100%

32 words

68%

32 words

68%

28 words

60%

23 words

49%

22 words

47%

17 words

36%

Share of 47 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

27 pts

35 pts

18 pts

35 pts

32 pts

16 pts (Pangram)

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

1226%

919%

613%

49%

12%

Share of 47 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

Today’s score of 163 ranks in the 33rd percentile among all puzzles.
The last time a score this low appeared was on 2024-03-02.
The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
With 47 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 61st percentile overall.
The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2024-03-04.
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 Low, compared to typical puzzles.
Puzzles with similar letter rarity last appeared on 2024-03-04.
The estimated solve time of 33–45 min is comparable 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*:

aalii
adai
adlai
adradial
aimara
alai
alalia
alia
alida
alidad
allodia
allodial
allolalia
almadia
almira
alodia
alodial
amadi
amarillo
amaroid
amaroidal
amia
amido
amidol
amil
amildar
amimia
amir
amiral
ammiral
amolilla
amoraim
aradid
aralia
aramid
ardri
arilli
arilloid
armadilla
armaria
armida
armil
armill
armilla
armillaria
aroid
arolia
dail
daimio
daira
dali
damia
dari
darii
diadrom
diam
diarial
dido
diiodo
dilli
diol
doli
dolia
doormaid
drail
droil
dromoi
iddio
idiolalia
idola
ilama
ilia
iliad
ilial
imid
imido
iodal
iodid
iodol
irid
iridal
iridial
irma
laari
laird
lamia
lamiid
laralia
lararia
lari
larid
lariid
laroid
liard
lida
lidar
lidia
lido
lila
lill
limail
limma
liri
loir
loli
lomilomi
lorarii
lori
madi
madia
madid
madrid
madril
maia
maida
maiid
maill
maioid
mair
malarioid
mali
mamaloi
mamilla
mammalia
mammilla
mammillar
mammillaria
mammilloid
maori
maoridom
mardi
mari
maria
marilla
mario
miami
miao
mila
milia
miliaria
miliarial
milla
millard
milldam
milliad
milliard
millimol
millimolar
milo
milor
milord
mima
mimi
mimodrama
mira
mirador
miri
miriam
mirid
miro
modi
modiolar
modioli
moid
moio
moir
moira
moirai
moloid
moodir
moriori
oidia
oidioid
oildom
olid
ommiad
ooid
ooidal
oorali
oorial
oraria
radialia
radiolaria
raia
rami
rima
riroriro
roid
rori
rorid

*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.