Spelling Bee Answers for Tuesday, March 19, 2024

Mar 19, 2024, Tuesday Spelling Bee Answers for the A, V, R, O, T, Y, L honeycomb (center letter L) feature 38 words, a 167-point total, 1 Pangram (0 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 8-letter longest word: LAVATORY.

Spelling Bee hive for March 19, 2024 with center letter L and surrounding letters A,V,R,O,T and Y

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Tuesday, March 19, 2024 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights

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

Difficulty

2/10

Easy

24th percentile

Avg Word Length

5.16

Short words

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

21/100

Common

Rarer than 21% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

26 minutes

Quicker than usual

To reach Genius

2LL

14

Few pairs

Unique two-letter openings

Bingo Status

No

Missing: Y

All 7 letters start at least 1 word

GN4L

19

words to Genius
1×8L5×7L5×6L8×5L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 117 pts
19 words1×8L5×7L2×6L11×5L

Vowel Split

34%

Consonant-heavy puzzle

66 vowels · 130 consonants

Score Milestones

  • 0%Beginner0 PTS
  • 5%Good Start8 PTS
  • 15%Moving Up25 PTS
  • 25%Good42 PTS
  • 40%Solid67 PTS
  • 50%Nice84 PTS
  • 60%Great100 PTS
  • 65%Amazing109 PTS
  • 70%Genius117 PTS
  • 100%Queen Bee167 PTS

Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Here is the complete list of 38 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Tuesday, March 19, 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

L
29%
A
21%
T
21%

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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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8-Letter Words 1 word

7-Letter Words 5 words

6-Letter Words 5 words

5-Letter Words 15 words

4-Letter Words 12 words

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Word Length Distribution

12 words
4L
12
15 words
5L
15
5 words
6L
5
5 words
7L
5
1 word (Pangram)
8L
1

Share of 38 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

L
38 words
100%
A
29 words
76%
O
27 words
71%
T
20 words
53%
R
17 words
45%
Y
17 words
45%
V
7 words
18%

Share of 38 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

12 pts
12
4L
75 pts
75
5L
30 pts
30
6L
35 pts
35
7L
15 pts (Pangram)
15
8L

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

L
1129%
A
821%
T
821%
R
616%
O
38%
V
25%

Share of 38 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

  • Today’s score of 167 ranks in the 35th percentile among all puzzles.
  • The last time a score this low appeared was on 2024-03-15.
  • The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
  • The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
  • With 38 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 36th percentile overall.
  • The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2024-03-15.
  • 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 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 2024-03-09.
  • The estimated solve time of 22–30 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*:

  • alala
  • alar
  • alary
  • alay
  • allo
  • alloo
  • allyl
  • alvar
  • arolla
  • arrayal
  • artal
  • artly
  • artolatry
  • arval
  • aryl
  • atlatl
  • attal
  • aval
  • lall
  • lally
  • lalo
  • larry
  • lata
  • lavalava
  • lavolta
  • lavy
  • lola
  • lolly
  • lolo
  • loory
  • lora
  • loral
  • lory
  • lota
  • loto
  • lotta
  • lovat
  • lvov
  • lyra
  • lytta
  • olla
  • ollav
  • orlo
  • orly
  • ortol
  • ovally
  • ovolo
  • rall
  • ratal
  • rollo
  • rool
  • roral
  • rotal
  • rotl
  • rottolo
  • ryal
  • taal
  • tala
  • talao
  • talar
  • talayot
  • tallol
  • tartarly
  • taylor
  • tola
  • tolly
  • tolt
  • tolyl
  • toral
  • travally
  • trolly
  • trooly
  • trotyl
  • vallar
  • vallary
  • valva
  • valval
  • valvar
  • valyl
  • volar
  • volary
  • volata
  • volta
  • volva
  • votal
  • yalla
  • yarl

*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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