Spelling Bee Answers for Monday, April 29, 2024

Apr 29, 2024, Monday Spelling Bee Answers for the A, U, N, H, R, Y, C honeycomb (center letter C) feature 33 words, a 167-point total, 1 Pangram (1 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 8-letter longest word: ACCURACY.

Spelling Bee hive for April 29, 2024 with center letter C and surrounding letters A,U,N,H,R and Y

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Monday, April 29, 2024 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights

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

Difficulty

8/10

Hard

84th percentile

Avg Word Length

5.48

Typical length

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

91/100

Very Rare

Rarer than 91% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

32 minutes

Quicker than usual

To reach Genius

2LL

14

Few pairs

Unique two-letter openings

Bingo Status

Yes

All 7 covered

All 7 letters start at least 1 word

GN4L

18

words to Genius
1×8L5×7L10×6L2×5L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 117 pts
18 words1×8L5×7L7×6L5×5L

Vowel Split

27%

Consonant-heavy puzzle

48 vowels · 133 consonants

Score Milestones

  • 0%Beginner0 PTS
  • 5%Good Start8 PTS
  • 15%Moving Up25 PTS
  • 25%Good42 PTS
  • 40%Solid67 PTS
  • 50%Nice84 PTS
  • 60%Great100 PTS
  • 65%Amazing109 PTS
  • 70%Genius117 PTS
  • 100%Queen Bee167 PTS

Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Here is the complete list of 33 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Monday, April 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

C
55%
A
15%
R
12%

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Puzzle Letters

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Pangrams

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The Center letter is highlighted in Yellow.

Complete Answers

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8-Letter Words 1 word

7-Letter Words 5 words

6-Letter Words 10 words

5-Letter Words 10 words

4-Letter Words 7 words

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Word Length Distribution

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

Share of 33 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

C
33 words
100%
A
26 words
79%
R
22 words
67%
N
20 words
61%
Y
20 words
61%
H
16 words
48%
U
15 words
45%

Share of 33 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

7 pts
7
4L
50 pts
50
5L
60 pts
60
6L
42 pts (Pangram)
42
7L
8 pts
8
8L

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

C
1855%
A
515%
R
412%
H
26%
Y
26%
N
13%
U
13%

Share of 33 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

  • Today’s score of 167 ranks in the 35th percentile among all puzzles.
  • The last time a score this low appeared was on 2024-04-25.
  • The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
  • The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
  • With 33 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 23rd percentile overall.
  • The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2024-04-01.
  • 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 harder than average.
  • The letter set in this puzzle is considered Low, compared to typical puzzles.
  • Puzzles with similar letter rarity last appeared on 2024-04-27.
  • The estimated solve time of 27–37 min is faster 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*:

  • acana
  • acara
  • acca
  • accra
  • achar
  • acharya
  • acracy
  • anarch
  • ancha
  • araca
  • arca
  • archy
  • arracach
  • arracacha
  • arrach
  • aruac
  • auca
  • caca
  • cacana
  • cachaca
  • cachua
  • cachucha
  • cana
  • canaan
  • canch
  • cancha
  • cann
  • canun
  • cany
  • cara
  • caracara
  • carancha
  • caranna
  • carauna
  • carn
  • carnac
  • carnary
  • carr
  • carrara
  • cary
  • caunch
  • cayuca
  • chahar
  • chan
  • chara
  • charr
  • charry
  • chay
  • chaya
  • chuana
  • chuhra
  • chun
  • churr
  • cran
  • cranch
  • craunch
  • cray
  • crura
  • cuca
  • cucaracha
  • cuna
  • cunan
  • cunny
  • cura
  • curara
  • curch
  • curchy
  • curn
  • curr
  • currach
  • curran
  • hanch
  • haunchy
  • huaca
  • hunchy
  • hyrcan
  • nacry
  • nancy
  • naucrar
  • naucrary
  • nucha
  • nunc
  • rach
  • ruach
  • runch
  • uaraycu
  • unaccuracy
  • unarch
  • unca
  • unchancy
  • unchary
  • unchurch
  • unchurn
  • urucu
  • yacca
  • yucch
  • yuch

*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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