Spelling Bee Answers for Monday, May 06, 2024

May 06, 2024, Monday Spelling Bee Answers for the C, A, N, H, E, M, T honeycomb (center letter C) feature 55 words, a 309-point total, 4 Pangrams (0 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 11-letter longest word: ENCHANTMENT, ENHANCEMENT.

Spelling Bee hive for May 6, 2024 with center letter C and surrounding letters A,N,H,E,M and T

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Monday, May 6, 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

5.87

Typical length

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

82/100

Very Rare

Rarer than 82% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

53 minutes

Longer than usual

To reach Genius

2LL

17

Typical spread

Unique two-letter openings

Bingo Status

Yes

All 7 covered

All 7 letters start at least 1 word

GN4L

26

words to Genius
2×11L1×10L2×9L3×8L9×7L9×6L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 216 pts
26 words2×11L1×10L2×9L3×8L9×7L6×6L3×5L

Vowel Split

35%

Consonant-heavy puzzle

114 vowels · 209 consonants

Score Milestones

  • 0%Beginner0 PTS
  • 5%Good Start15 PTS
  • 15%Moving Up46 PTS
  • 25%Good77 PTS
  • 40%Solid124 PTS
  • 50%Nice155 PTS
  • 60%Great185 PTS
  • 65%Amazing201 PTS
  • 70%Genius216 PTS
  • 100%Queen Bee309 PTS

Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Here is the complete list of 55 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Monday, May 6, 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
35%
E
16%
A
15%

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Puzzle Letters

Previous2024-05-05
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Pangrams

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The Center letter is highlighted in Yellow.

Complete Answers

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11-Letter Words 2 words

10-Letter Words 1 word

9-Letter Words 2 words

8-Letter Words 3 words

7-Letter Words 9 words

6-Letter Words 10 words

5-Letter Words 14 words

4-Letter Words 14 words

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Word Length Distribution

14 words
4L
14
14 words
5L
14
10 words
6L
10
9 words
7L
9
3 words
8L
3
2 words (Pangram)
9L
2
1 word (Pangram)
10L
1
2 words (Pangram)
11L
2

Share of 55 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

C
55 words
100%
A
47 words
85%
E
40 words
73%
T
37 words
67%
H
33 words
60%
N
27 words
49%
M
17 words
31%

Share of 55 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

14 pts
14
4L
70 pts
70
5L
60 pts
60
6L
63 pts
63
7L
24 pts
24
8L
25 pts (Pangram)
25
9L
17 pts (Pangram)
17
10L
36 pts (Pangram)
36
11L

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

C
1935%
E
916%
A
815%
T
713%
M
611%
H
59%
N
12%

Share of 55 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

  • Today’s score of 309 ranks in the 92nd percentile among all puzzles.
  • The last time a score this low appeared was on 2024-05-05.
  • The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
  • The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
  • With 55 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 80th percentile overall.
  • The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2024-05-05.
  • 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 2024-05-05.
  • The estimated solve time of 45–61 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*:

  • acana
  • acanth
  • acantha
  • acca
  • acct
  • aceta
  • achaean
  • achate
  • achene
  • acmaea
  • acta
  • aenach
  • amenance
  • ancha
  • annect
  • annectant
  • annectent
  • anteact
  • atacaman
  • athecate
  • attacca
  • caama
  • caca
  • cacana
  • cace
  • cachaca
  • caeca
  • camaca
  • camacan
  • caman
  • camanchaca
  • camenae
  • cana
  • canaan
  • cananaean
  • canch
  • cancha
  • canette
  • canham
  • cann
  • cannet
  • cate
  • catena
  • catenae
  • catenane
  • catenate
  • cath
  • cathect
  • ceca
  • cene
  • cetacea
  • cetane
  • cete
  • cetene
  • chacate
  • chace
  • chacma
  • chaeta
  • chaetae
  • cham
  • chama
  • chamma
  • chan
  • chantant
  • chantment
  • chatta
  • chattah
  • cheatee
  • chechehet
  • chechen
  • chee
  • cheecha
  • chem
  • chen
  • chena
  • chenet
  • chet
  • chetah
  • cheth
  • chmn
  • ctene
  • eatche
  • ecca
  • ecce
  • echt
  • ectene
  • enecate
  • etchant
  • hance
  • hanch
  • hatchetman
  • hatchman
  • hatchment
  • hecate
  • hecatean
  • hemachate
  • macaca
  • macana
  • maceman
  • mach
  • machan
  • mache
  • manace
  • manche
  • manchet
  • manchette
  • matchet
  • meach
  • mecate
  • meccan
  • mech
  • meece
  • meech
  • menacement
  • menacme
  • metacneme
  • nace
  • nance
  • natchnee
  • tacamahac
  • tacamahaca
  • tacan
  • tacana
  • tacanan
  • tace
  • tache
  • tanach
  • teache
  • teachment
  • teca
  • techne
  • tecta
  • teethache
  • temacha
  • tenace
  • tench
  • tetch
  • theca
  • thecae
  • thecate
  • thetch

*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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