April 20, 2024, Saturday

Spelling Bee Answers for Saturday, April 20, 2024

Apr 20, 2024, Saturday Spelling Bee Answers for the A, T, L, I, P, U, N honeycomb (center letter N) feature 57 words, a 255-point total, 2 Pangrams (1 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 11-letter longest word: LILLIPUTIAN.

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Spelling Bee hive for April 20, 2024 with center letter N and surrounding letters A,T,L,I,P and U

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Saturday, April 20, 2024 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights

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

Difficulty

5/10

Medium

49th percentile

Avg Word Length

5.23

Short words

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

34/100

Uncommon

Rarer than 34% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

47 minutes

Longer than usual

To reach Genius

2LL

Typical spread

Unique two-letter openings

Bingo Status

Yes

All 7 covered

All 7 letters start at least 1 word

GN4L

words to Genius

1×11L1×8L5×7L13×6L7×5L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 179 pts

27 words1×11L1×8L5×7L11×6L9×5L

Vowel Split

43%

Balanced mix

127 vowels · 171 consonants

Score Milestones

0%Beginner0 PTS
5%Good Start13 PTS
15%Moving Up38 PTS
25%Good64 PTS
40%Solid102 PTS
50%Nice128 PTS
60%Great153 PTS
65%Amazing166 PTS
70%Genius179 PTS
100%Queen Bee255 PTS

Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Here is the complete list of 57 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Saturday, April 20, 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

30%

16%

14%

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Puzzle Letters

Previous2024-04-19

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Pangrams

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The Center letter is highlighted in Yellow.

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Word Length Distribution

19 words

18 words

13 words

5 words (Pangram)

1 word

1 word (Pangram)

11L

Share of 57 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

57 words

100%

44 words

77%

36 words

63%

35 words

61%

28 words

49%

24 words

42%

22 words

39%

Share of 57 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

19 pts

90 pts

78 pts

42 pts (Pangram)

8 pts

18 pts (Pangram)

11L

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

1730%

916%

814%

712%

611%

47%

Share of 57 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

Today’s score of 255 ranks in the 76th percentile among all puzzles.
The last time a score this low appeared was on 2024-04-19.
The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
With 57 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 84th percentile overall.
The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2024-04-19.
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 Medium 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 2024-04-16.
The estimated solve time of 40–54 min is slower 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*:

aint
ainu
alain
alan
alani
alanin
alant
alantin
alaunian
alaunt
allan
alliant
alnuin
alpian
alpinia
altaian
altin
anan
anana
ananta
anat
anatta
anil
anilin
anita
anlaut
anna
annat
annuitant
anta
antilia
antipapal
antipill
antlia
antu
apiin
aplanat
aptian
apulian
atalanta
ataunt
atlanta
atlantal
attaint
attn
autunian
ilian
illanun
inia
inial
init
inlaut
innuit
intail
inti
intnl
inula
inulin
italian
lana
lanital
lant
lapin
laputan
latian
latin
latitant
lattin
lauan
liana
lilian
lina
linin
linn
lipan
lipin
lullian
lunn
lunt
lupin
lupinin
lupulin
naiant
nain
nalita
napa
nappa
napu
natalia
natalian
natalitial
natt
naunt
nauplial
nauplii
niall
nill
nina
nipa
nitta
niuan
nutant
palatian
palinal
palpitant
pani
panna
pantalan
pantun
papain
papuan
patana
patin
patulin
paulian
paulin
paulina
paulinian
pian
pilatian
pilin
pina
pinal
pinna
pinnal
pinnula
pinta
pitpan
planta
plantal
plantula
planula
platan
platanna
platina
plinian
ptilinal
pullulant
pultun
puna
punalua
punaluan
punan
punta
punti
puntil
puntilla
tailpin
tain
tainan
tainui
taipan
tana
tanala
tania
tanna
tantalian
tina
tinta
titania
titanian
titian
titillant
tuan
tulipant
tullian
tunna
tupian
tupuna
tutania
tutin
tututni
uinal
ulan
ulpan
ululant
unai
unal
unattaint
unau
uniat
unital
unlap
unnail
unpaint
unpalatial
unpapal
unplain
unplait
unplan
unplant
unplat
unpliant
unput
untaint
untall
untap
untaut
untill
untilt
untin
untipt

*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.