Spelling Bee Answers for Monday, April 22, 2024

Apr 22, 2024, Monday Spelling Bee Answers for the G, O, K, I, N, R, C honeycomb (center letter C) feature 50 words, a 261-point total, 3 Pangrams (2 Perfect Pangrams perfect), and the 9-letter longest word: COCOONING.

Spelling Bee hive for April 22, 2024 with center letter C and surrounding letters G,O,K,I,N and R

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Monday, April 22, 2024 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights

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

Difficulty

9/10

Very Hard

92nd percentile

Avg Word Length

5.64

Typical length

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

93/100

Very Rare

Rarer than 93% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

55 minutes

Longer than usual

To reach Genius

2LL

12

Few pairs

Unique two-letter openings

Bingo Status

No

Missing: G, O

All 7 letters start at least 1 word

GN4L

24

words to Genius
1×9L5×8L10×7L7×6L1×5L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 183 pts
24 words1×9L5×8L10×7L3×6L5×5L

Vowel Split

35%

Consonant-heavy puzzle

99 vowels · 183 consonants

Score Milestones

  • 0%Beginner0 PTS
  • 5%Good Start13 PTS
  • 15%Moving Up39 PTS
  • 25%Good65 PTS
  • 40%Solid104 PTS
  • 50%Nice131 PTS
  • 60%Great157 PTS
  • 65%Amazing170 PTS
  • 70%Genius183 PTS
  • 100%Queen Bee261 PTS

Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Here is the complete list of 50 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Monday, April 22, 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

C
62%
R
12%
I
10%

Try starting with these letters when you're stuck.

Puzzle Letters

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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 5 words

7-Letter Words 10 words

6-Letter Words 7 words

5-Letter Words 13 words

4-Letter Words 14 words

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Word Length Distribution

14 words
4L
14
13 words
5L
13
7 words
6L
7
10 words (Pangram)
7L
10
5 words (Pangram)
8L
5
1 word
9L
1

Share of 50 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

C
50 words
100%
O
38 words
76%
I
36 words
72%
N
34 words
68%
K
24 words
48%
R
24 words
48%
G
21 words
42%

Share of 50 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

14 pts
14
4L
65 pts
65
5L
42 pts
42
6L
84 pts (Pangram)
84
7L
47 pts (Pangram)
47
8L
9 pts
9
9L

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

C
3162%
R
612%
I
510%
K
48%
N
48%

Share of 50 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

  • Today’s score of 261 ranks in the 78th percentile among all puzzles.
  • The last time a score this low appeared was on 2024-04-21.
  • The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
  • The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
  • With 50 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 69th percentile overall.
  • The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2024-04-21.
  • 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 2024-04-21.
  • The estimated solve time of 47–63 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*:

  • cincinni
  • cion
  • circ
  • cnicin
  • coccic
  • cocco
  • coco
  • coconino
  • cocorico
  • cogging
  • cogon
  • coign
  • coigning
  • coking
  • cong
  • congii
  • congo
  • coni
  • coning
  • conn
  • conor
  • coocoo
  • coon
  • coorg
  • corin
  • corkir
  • cornic
  • cornicing
  • cornin
  • corning
  • corno
  • coronion
  • corr
  • cric
  • crin
  • crink
  • crocin
  • crocking
  • croconic
  • cronk
  • girrock
  • gonococci
  • gonococcic
  • gorcock
  • incog
  • incr
  • kinic
  • kinnikinic
  • kinnikinick
  • kinnikinnic
  • kinnikinnick
  • knick
  • nici
  • noncoking
  • noncon
  • noncoring
  • nonic
  • nonionic
  • nonironic
  • noric
  • orcin
  • orgic
  • ricinic
  • ricking
  • rincon
  • rockoon
  • roric

*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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