April 28, 2024, Sunday

Spelling Bee Answers for Sunday, April 28, 2024

Apr 28, 2024, Sunday Spelling Bee Answers for the A, L, E, C, Z, I, T honeycomb (center letter T) feature 59 words, a 279-point total, 1 Pangram (0 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 10-letter longest word: TATTLETALE.

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Spelling Bee hive for April 28, 2024 with center letter T and surrounding letters A,L,E,C,Z and I

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Sunday, April 28, 2024 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights

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

Difficulty

6/10

Hard

59th percentile

Avg Word Length

5.58

Typical length

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

40/100

Uncommon

Rarer than 40% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

57 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

1×10L2×9L3×8L10×7L11×6L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 195 pts

27 words1×10L2×9L3×8L10×7L11×6L

Vowel Split

42%

Balanced mix

138 vowels · 191 consonants

Score Milestones

0%Beginner0 PTS
5%Good Start14 PTS
15%Moving Up42 PTS
25%Good70 PTS
40%Solid112 PTS
50%Nice140 PTS
60%Great167 PTS
65%Amazing181 PTS
70%Genius195 PTS
100%Queen Bee279 PTS

Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Here is the complete list of 59 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Sunday, April 28, 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

41%

17%

12%

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Puzzle Letters

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Pangrams

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The Center letter is highlighted in Yellow.

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2026-01-12(I)

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Word Length Distribution

19 words

13 words

11 words

10 words

3 words

2 words (Pangram)

1 word

10L

Share of 59 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

59 words

100%

47 words

80%

41 words

69%

36 words

61%

34 words

58%

31 words

53%

3 words

Share of 59 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

19 pts

65 pts

66 pts

70 pts

24 pts

25 pts (Pangram)

10 pts

10L

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

2441%

1017%

712%

610%

35%

23%

Share of 59 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

Today’s score of 279 ranks in the 84th percentile among all puzzles.
The last time a score this low appeared was on 2024-04-27.
The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
With 59 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 88th percentile overall.
The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2024-04-27.
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 Medium, compared to typical puzzles.
Puzzles with similar letter rarity last appeared on 2024-04-22.
The estimated solve time of 48–66 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*:

acatalectic
acatallactic
accite
acct
aceta
acetacetic
acetalize
acetite
acetize
aciliate
acta
aetat
ailette
aillt
alaite
alalite
alate
alcalizate
alite
allactite
allect
altaic
altaite
alteza
atactic
atelectatic
atelic
atlatl
atlee
atli
atta
attacca
attal
attical
atticize
attila
attle
aztec
azteca
calaite
calcate
calceate
calcitic
callat
callet
catalatic
catalectic
catallactic
cate
catti
cattie
ccitt
cellite
celt
celtic
celticize
cetacea
cete
ceti
ciliate
cital
citee
clat
clit
clitella
clitic
eciliate
eclectical
eclecticize
ectal
ectatic
eleatic
elicitate
etic
etta
ettle
ictic
illite
illitic
ital
itala
itali
italical
itea
itll
itza
izzat
lacet
lait
lata
latitat
latite
leat
lect
lectica
leet
leetle
letitia
lett
lettic
lettice
litai
litz
taal
tace
tactite
tael
taille
taillie
tailte
tailzee
tailzie
tait
tala
tallet
talliate
tate
tatie
tatta
tattie
tazeea
tazia
tazza
tazze
teallite
teaze
teazel
teazle
teca
tecta
tectal
tectite
teel
teet
teetee
teil
tela
telae
tele
telei
teletactile
teli
telia
telial
telic
telical
tellee
telt
tetel
tical
ticca
tice
tilia
tillet
tillite
tite
titi
titilate
tittie
tiza
tzetze
tzitzit
zacate
zacatec
zati
zetetic
zizit

*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.