Spelling Bee Answers for Wednesday, March 06, 2024

Mar 06, 2024, Wednesday Spelling Bee Answers for the B, E, L, N, O, T, V honeycomb (center letter L) feature 44 words, a 163-point total, 1 Pangram (0 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 10-letter longest word: BENEVOLENT.

Spelling Bee hive for March 6, 2024 with center letter L and surrounding letters B,E,N,O,T and V

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Wednesday, March 6, 2024 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights

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

Difficulty

2/10

Easy

17th percentile

Avg Word Length

5.05

Short words

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

10/100

Common

Rarer than 10% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

30 minutes

Quicker than usual

To reach Genius

2LL

15

Typical spread

Unique two-letter openings

Bingo Status

Yes

All 7 covered

All 7 letters start at least 1 word

GN4L

17

words to Genius
1×10L2×9L1×7L9×6L4×5L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 114 pts
17 words1×10L2×9L1×7L7×6L6×5L

Vowel Split

41%

Balanced mix

90 vowels · 132 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 44 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Wednesday, March 6, 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

B
34%
L
27%
N
11%

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Puzzle Letters

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Pangrams

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The Center letter is highlighted in Yellow.
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Complete Answers

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10-Letter Words 1 word

9-Letter Words 2 words

7-Letter Words 1 word

6-Letter Words 9 words

5-Letter Words 9 words

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Word Length Distribution

22 words
4L
22
9 words
5L
9
9 words
6L
9
1 word
7L
1
2 words
9L
2
1 word (Pangram)
10L
1

Share of 44 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

L
44 words
100%
E
30 words
68%
O
30 words
68%
T
21 words
48%
B
19 words
43%
N
13 words
30%
V
13 words
30%

Share of 44 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

22 pts
22
4L
45 pts
45
5L
54 pts
54
6L
7 pts
7
7L
18 pts
18
9L
17 pts (Pangram)
17
10L

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

B
1534%
L
1227%
N
511%
T
49%
V
49%
E
37%
O
12%

Share of 44 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 2024-03-05.
  • The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
  • The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
  • With 44 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 53rd 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 Easy 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 2024-03-02.
  • The estimated solve time of 25–35 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*:

  • beblot
  • bello
  • bellon
  • belotte
  • belove
  • beltene
  • belton
  • benettle
  • betell
  • bleb
  • blee
  • blent
  • blet
  • blote
  • bobol
  • bole
  • bolete
  • bollen
  • boltel
  • bonelet
  • bool
  • bootle
  • botel
  • eleve
  • elevon
  • elle
  • ellen
  • elne
  • elon
  • elve
  • elvet
  • enol
  • ettle
  • evolvent
  • leben
  • leet
  • leetle
  • lene
  • leno
  • lenten
  • leon
  • leone
  • leto
  • lett
  • letten
  • leven
  • levet
  • levo
  • lobelet
  • lobolo
  • lolo
  • loob
  • lote
  • loto
  • lotte
  • lovee
  • lvov
  • nebel
  • neele
  • nell
  • nevel
  • nobble
  • nobel
  • noll
  • nolo
  • nolt
  • nonbenevolent
  • nonlevel
  • nonnoble
  • nonnovel
  • notelet
  • novelet
  • novelle
  • obol
  • obole
  • obvolve
  • obvolvent
  • olent
  • ovolo
  • teel
  • tele
  • tellee
  • tellen
  • telt
  • tentlet
  • tetel
  • tole
  • tolt
  • tonlet
  • tottle
  • vell
  • vellon
  • velte
  • vennel
  • volent
  • volet
  • volte
  • volvelle

*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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