Spelling Bee Answers for Friday, March 29, 2024

Mar 29, 2024, Friday Spelling Bee Answers for the A, T, E, D, L, U, V honeycomb (center letter V) feature 41 words, a 234-point total, 3 Pangrams (1 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 9-letter longest word: EVALUATED.

Spelling Bee hive for March 29, 2024 with center letter V and surrounding letters A,T,E,D,L and U

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Friday, March 29, 2024 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights

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

Difficulty

10/10

Very Hard

96th percentile

Avg Word Length

5.71

Typical length

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

98/100

Very Rare

Rarer than 98% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

45 minutes

Longer than usual

To reach Genius

2LL

11

Few pairs

Unique two-letter openings

Bingo Status

No

Missing: A, T

All 7 letters start at least 1 word

GN4L

22

words to Genius
1×9L4×8L6×7L8×6L3×5L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 164 pts
22 words1×9L4×8L6×7L5×6L6×5L

Vowel Split

49%

Vowel-heavy puzzle

114 vowels · 120 consonants

Score Milestones

  • 0%Beginner0 PTS
  • 5%Good Start12 PTS
  • 15%Moving Up35 PTS
  • 25%Good59 PTS
  • 40%Solid94 PTS
  • 50%Nice117 PTS
  • 60%Great140 PTS
  • 65%Amazing152 PTS
  • 70%Genius164 PTS
  • 100%Queen Bee234 PTS

Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Here is the complete list of 41 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Friday, March 29, 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

V
44%
E
20%
L
17%

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Puzzle Letters

Previous2024-03-28
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Pangrams

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The Center letter is highlighted in Yellow.

Complete Answers

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9-Letter Words 1 word

8-Letter Words 4 words

7-Letter Words 6 words

6-Letter Words 8 words

5-Letter Words 15 words

4-Letter Words 7 words

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Word Length Distribution

7 words
4L
7
15 words
5L
15
8 words
6L
8
6 words (Pangram)
7L
6
4 words (Pangram)
8L
4
1 word (Pangram)
9L
1

Share of 41 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

V
41 words
100%
E
36 words
88%
L
34 words
83%
A
31 words
76%
D
19 words
46%
U
17 words
41%
T
14 words
34%

Share of 41 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

7 pts
7
4L
75 pts
75
5L
48 pts
48
6L
49 pts (Pangram)
49
7L
39 pts (Pangram)
39
8L
16 pts (Pangram)
16
9L

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

V
1844%
E
820%
L
717%
D
512%
U
37%

Share of 41 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

  • Today’s score of 234 ranks in the 68th percentile among all puzzles.
  • The last time a score this low appeared was on 2024-03-28.
  • The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
  • The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
  • With 41 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 44th percentile overall.
  • The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2024-03-28.
  • 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 Very 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 Medium, compared to typical puzzles.
  • Puzzles with similar letter rarity last appeared on 2024-03-27.
  • The estimated solve time of 38–52 min is slower than typical puzzles.
  • Players can expect a grind-heavy solving experience.

Other Dictionary Words Not on This Puzzle's Official List

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

  • advt
  • alveated
  • avadavat
  • aval
  • avale
  • daeva
  • dave
  • deleave
  • deleaved
  • deva
  • devall
  • devaluate
  • devaluated
  • devata
  • devel
  • devvel
  • eleve
  • elve
  • elvet
  • eudeve
  • eval
  • lavalava
  • leaved
  • leva
  • leveed
  • levelled
  • levet
  • lulav
  • lvalue
  • tattva
  • tave
  • teevee
  • ulva
  • uvala
  • uvate
  • uveal
  • vaad
  • vade
  • valeta
  • valetude
  • vallate
  • vallated
  • valuta
  • valva
  • valvae
  • valval
  • valvate
  • valved
  • valvelet
  • valvula
  • valvulae
  • valvulate
  • valvule
  • vatted
  • vatteluttu
  • vatu
  • vealed
  • veda
  • vedda
  • vedette
  • vela
  • velal
  • velate
  • velated
  • velella
  • veleta
  • vell
  • vellala
  • velte
  • velveted
  • veta
  • vulvate

*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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