Spelling Bee Answers for Sunday, March 10, 2024

Mar 10, 2024, Sunday Spelling Bee Answers for the D, E, F, I, L, P, U honeycomb (center letter F) feature 49 words, a 217-point total, 1 Pangram (1 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 9-letter longest word: FULFILLED.

Spelling Bee hive for March 10, 2024 with center letter F and surrounding letters D,E,I,L,P and U

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Sunday, March 10, 2024 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights

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

Difficulty

8/10

Hard

83rd percentile

Avg Word Length

5.39

Typical length

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

86/100

Very Rare

Rarer than 86% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

47 minutes

Longer than usual

To reach Genius

2LL

12

Few pairs

Unique two-letter openings

Bingo Status

No

Missing: I

All 7 letters start at least 1 word

GN4L

22

words to Genius
1×9L10×7L11×6L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 152 pts
22 words1×9L10×7L11×6L

Vowel Split

38%

Balanced mix

101 vowels · 163 consonants

Score Milestones

  • 0%Beginner0 PTS
  • 5%Good Start11 PTS
  • 15%Moving Up33 PTS
  • 25%Good54 PTS
  • 40%Solid87 PTS
  • 50%Nice109 PTS
  • 60%Great130 PTS
  • 65%Amazing141 PTS
  • 70%Genius152 PTS
  • 100%Queen Bee217 PTS

Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Here is the complete list of 49 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Sunday, March 10, 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

F
71%
D
14%
P
8%

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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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9-Letter Words 1 word

7-Letter Words 10 words

6-Letter Words 13 words

5-Letter Words 7 words

4-Letter Words 18 words

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Word Length Distribution

18 words
4L
18
7 words
5L
7
13 words
6L
13
10 words (Pangram)
7L
10
1 word
9L
1

Share of 49 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

F
49 words
100%
E
40 words
82%
L
37 words
76%
D
31 words
63%
I
27 words
55%
U
19 words
39%
P
8 words
16%

Share of 49 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

18 pts
18
4L
35 pts
35
5L
78 pts
78
6L
77 pts (Pangram)
77
7L
9 pts
9
9L

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

F
3571%
D
714%
P
48%
E
12%
L
12%
U
12%

Share of 49 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

  • Today’s score of 217 ranks in the 61st percentile among all puzzles.
  • The last time a score this low appeared was on 2024-03-09.
  • The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
  • The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
  • With 49 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 66th percentile overall.
  • The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2024-03-09.
  • 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 Hard puzzles, based on overall difficulty scoring.
  • Compared to recent puzzles, today’s challenge is harder than average.
  • The letter set in this puzzle is considered Low, compared to typical puzzles.
  • Puzzles with similar letter rarity last appeared on 2024-03-08.
  • The estimated solve time of 40–54 min is slower than typical puzzles.
  • Players can expect a challenging solving experience.

Other Dictionary Words Not on This Puzzle's Official List

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

  • deedful
  • defi
  • delf
  • diff
  • diffide
  • dueful
  • duffed
  • effie
  • eiffel
  • feeded
  • feil
  • fele
  • felup
  • feued
  • fidded
  • fiddlededee
  • fiddledeedee
  • fide
  • fidel
  • fied
  • fiel
  • fifie
  • fili
  • filippi
  • filliped
  • fipple
  • flipe
  • fliped
  • flued
  • fluidified
  • fuelled
  • fuff
  • fuffle
  • fulfil
  • fulfulde
  • fulled
  • fullfil
  • idleful
  • leef
  • lief
  • lifeful
  • luff
  • luffed
  • pepful
  • pfui
  • piff
  • piffled
  • pipeful
  • pluff
  • pulpified
  • upfill

*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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