April 9, 2024, Tuesday

Spelling Bee Answers for Tuesday, April 09, 2024

Apr 09, 2024, Tuesday Spelling Bee Answers for the A, H, E, B, G, N, L honeycomb (center letter L) feature 52 words, a 206-point total, 1 Pangram (0 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 8-letter longest word: BEANBALL, GALANGAL, HANGABLE, HEALABLE.

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Spelling Bee hive for April 9, 2024 with center letter L and surrounding letters A,H,E,B,G and N

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Tuesday, April 9, 2024 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights

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

Difficulty

6/10

Hard

60th 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

50 minutes

Longer than usual

To reach Genius

2LL

Typical spread

Unique two-letter openings

Bingo Status

Missing: N

All 7 letters start at least 1 word

GN4L

words to Genius

4×8L11×6L8×5L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 144 pts

23 words4×8L10×6L9×5L

Vowel Split

42%

Balanced mix

110 vowels · 152 consonants

Score Milestones

0%Beginner0 PTS
5%Good Start10 PTS
15%Moving Up31 PTS
25%Good52 PTS
40%Solid82 PTS
50%Nice103 PTS
60%Great124 PTS
65%Amazing134 PTS
70%Genius144 PTS
100%Queen Bee206 PTS

Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Here is the complete list of 52 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Tuesday, April 9, 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

27%

21%

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Puzzle Letters

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Word Length Distribution

21 words

16 words

11 words

4 words (Pangram)

Share of 52 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

52 words

100%

45 words

87%

39 words

75%

24 words

46%

21 words

40%

17 words

33%

10 words

19%

Share of 52 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

21 pts

80 pts

66 pts

39 pts (Pangram)

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

1427%

1121%

917%

48%

36%

Share of 52 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

Today’s score of 206 ranks in the 55th percentile among all puzzles.
The last time a score this low appeared was on 2024-04-06.
The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
With 52 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 74th percentile overall.
The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2024-04-08.
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 easier than usual.
The letter set in this puzzle is considered Low, compared to typical puzzles.
Puzzles with similar letter rarity last appeared on 2024-04-07.
The estimated solve time of 42–58 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*:

abel
abele
aegle
agal
ageable
aglee
agnel
alae
alala
alan
alane
alang
alannah
alba
alban
albe
albee
alea
alee
alen
alhena
alhenna
allah
allan
allee
allegeable
allen
allene
allheal
alnage
analgen
analgene
anele
angela
anhele
anlage
anlagen
annabel
baal
bablah
bable
bael
baggala
baghla
bagle
bala
balan
ballan
balneal
bangala
beal
beeball
begall
beggable
bela
belah
belgae
bella
bellabella
bengal
blan
blea
bleb
blee
egal
egall
elean
elenge
ella
elle
ellen
elne
enallage
engl
engle
gabelle
gael
galabeah
galah
galanga
galban
galbe
galea
galeae
galeage
galee
galega
galen
galena
galgal
galla
gallah
gallegan
geal
gelable
gell
genal
geneal
genl
glabella
glabellae
glagah
gleanable
gleba
glebae
glebal
glebe
gleen
gleg
glene
glenn
gnabble
habble
habenal
hable
hala
halala
halalah
hallage
hallah
hallan
hallel
hangle
heelball
helbeh
hele
helen
helena
hellen
hellene
laang
laban
labba
labelable
labella
lablab
laen
lagan
lagena
lagenae
lagna
lalang
lall
lana
lang
langaha
langel
leah
leal
leban
lebban
leben
leeangle
lege
legge
lena
lenaea
lene
leng
nabal
nabla
nagel
naggle
nale
nallah
neal
nebel
neele
nell

*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.