May 9, 2024, Thursday

Spelling Bee Answers for Thursday, May 09, 2024

May 09, 2024, Thursday Spelling Bee Answers for the A, D, N, I, G, L, Z honeycomb (center letter A) feature 62 words, a 315-point total, 1 Pangram (0 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 10-letter longest word: ZIGZAGGING.

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Spelling Bee hive for May 9, 2024 with center letter A and surrounding letters D,N,I,G,L and Z

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Thursday, May 9, 2024 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights

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

Difficulty

8/10

Hard

79th percentile

Avg Word Length

5.84

Typical length

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

67/100

Rare

Rarer than 67% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

60 minutes

Longer than usual

To reach Genius

2LL

Few pairs

Unique two-letter openings

Bingo Status

Yes

All 7 covered

All 7 letters start at least 1 word

GN4L

words to Genius

1×10L7×8L16×7L6×6L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 221 pts

30 words1×10L7×8L16×7L6×6L

Vowel Split

37%

Balanced mix

133 vowels · 229 consonants

Score Milestones

0%Beginner0 PTS
5%Good Start16 PTS
15%Moving Up47 PTS
25%Good79 PTS
40%Solid126 PTS
50%Nice158 PTS
60%Great189 PTS
65%Amazing205 PTS
70%Genius221 PTS
100%Queen Bee315 PTS

Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Here is the complete list of 62 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Thursday, May 9, 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

31%

23%

15%

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Puzzle Letters

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Word Length Distribution

18 words

8 words

12 words

16 words

7 words (Pangram)

1 word

10L

Share of 62 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

62 words

100%

52 words

84%

47 words

76%

45 words

73%

38 words

61%

23 words

37%

9 words

15%

Share of 62 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

18 pts

40 pts

72 pts

112 pts

112

63 pts (Pangram)

10 pts

10L

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

1931%

1423%

915%

711%

46%

23%

Share of 62 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

Today’s score of 315 ranks in the 93rd percentile among all puzzles.
The last time a score this low appeared was on 2024-05-08.
The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
With 62 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 92nd percentile overall.
The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2024-05-08.
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 Medium, compared to typical puzzles.
Puzzles with similar letter rarity last appeared on 2024-05-04.
The estimated solve time of 51–69 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*:

aalii
adad
adagial
adai
adda
addn
addnl
adin
adlai
agad
agag
agal
agaz
agin
aglaia
agnail
agnizing
aladdin
alai
alain
alala
alalia
alan
aland
alang
alani
alanin
algid
algin
alia
alida
alidad
alining
allan
analgia
anan
anana
ananda
anda
andi
anding
anginal
anglian
anil
anilid
aniliid
anilin
anna
azan
azilian
dada
dadding
daddling
dagga
dagging
daggling
daidling
dail
dain
dalaga
dali
dana
danaan
danagla
danaid
dand
danda
danging
dani
danian
danzig
daza
diag
dialin
dialling
diana
diazin
didna
dizain
gaddang
gaddi
gadi
gadid
gadling
gaggling
gaging
gaia
gail
galanga
galangin
galgal
gali
galla
galli
gallian
ganda
ganga
gangan
ganglial
ganza
gazania
gazi
gila
gilgai
gilia
gillian
gingal
gingall
gladding
gladii
gliadin
glial
idalian
igad
ilia
iliad
ilial
ilian
inanga
indan
india
indian
indiana
indianan
indianian
inga
ingang
inia
inial
laang
ladang
ladin
lagan
lagna
lalang
lall
lalling
lana
lang
langi
liana
liang
lida
lidia
ligan
ligand
lila
lilian
lina
linda
linga
lingala
liza
naga
nagana
naggin
nagnail
naid
naig
nain
nanda
nandi
nandina
nanga
nazi
ngai
niall
nidal
nidana
nilgai
nina
zain
zanana
zanza
zigan
zila
zilla
zingana
zingani
zizania

*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.