Spelling Bee Answers for Saturday, May 18, 2024
May 18, 2024, Saturday Spelling Bee Answers for the T, A, U, I, B, R, Y honeycomb (center letter T) feature 37 words, a 161-point total, 1 Pangram (0 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 9-letter longest word: ARBITRARY, BARBARITY, TRIBUTARY.
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Saturday, May 18, 2024 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights
A closer look at this NYT puzzle difficulty, word patterns, scoring, and solve time.
Difficulty
2/10
Easy20th percentile
Avg Word Length
5.22
Short wordsAll-time avg: 5.4
Rarity
19/100
CommonRarer than 19% of puzzles
Avg Solve Time
25 minutes
Quicker than usualTo reach Genius
2LL
15
Typical spreadUnique two-letter openings
Bingo Status
No
Missing: UAll 7 letters start at least 1 word
GN4L
17
words to GeniusGN4L OTN
Yes
Exact 113 ptsVowel Split
35%
Consonant-heavy puzzle67 vowels · 126 consonants
Score Milestones
- 0%Beginner0 PTS
- 5%Good Start8 PTS
- 15%Moving Up24 PTS
- 25%Good40 PTS
- 40%Solid64 PTS
- 50%Nice81 PTS
- 60%Great97 PTS
- 65%Amazing105 PTS
- 70%Genius113 PTS
- 100%Queen Bee161 PTS
Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers
Here is the complete list of 37 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Saturday, May 18, 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
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9-Letter Words 3 words
7-Letter Words 2 words
6-Letter Words 5 words
5-Letter Words 14 words
4-Letter Words 13 words
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Word Length Distribution
Share of 37 answers at each word length.
Letter Coverage
Share of 37 words using each hive letter.
Points by Length
Total points available at each word length.
Letter Frequency Distribution
Share of 37 words starting with each letter.
How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?
- Today’s score of 161 ranks in the 32nd percentile among all puzzles.
- The last time a score this low appeared was on 2024-05-17.
- The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
- The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
- With 37 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 34th percentile overall.
- The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2024-05-17.
- 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 Easy 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 Low, compared to typical puzzles.
- Puzzles with similar letter rarity last appeared on 2024-05-15.
- The estimated solve time of 21–29 min is faster than typical puzzles.
- Players can expect a steady solving experience.
Other Dictionary Words Not on This Puzzle's Official List
Wondering why these words aren't on the official list*:
- abit
- abitibi
- airt
- arati
- artaba
- atar
- atta
- attrib
- attry
- atty
- atua
- babbit
- babbitt
- babbittry
- baraita
- barat
- barbut
- barrat
- barratry
- bart
- baryta
- batata
- batt
- batta
- battu
- battuta
- birt
- bitt
- bitty
- brit
- britt
- bruit
- btry
- buriat
- buriti
- burt
- burut
- butty
- butut
- ittria
- rabat
- rabbitry
- rabbity
- raiyat
- rata
- ratti
- riata
- ribat
- rita
- rubaiyat
- ruta
- rybat
- taar
- tabi
- tabu
- tabut
- tait
- tara
- tarai
- tarairi
- tarata
- tari
- tarr
- tartary
- tarty
- taryba
- tatar
- tatary
- tatta
- tatu
- taur
- tauri
- tayra
- tiar
- tibbu
- tibby
- tiriba
- tirurai
- titbit
- titi
- titty
- triarii
- trib
- trit
- trub
- tuart
- tuatara
- tubar
- tubba
- turbary
- turbit
- turi
- turr
- tururi
- tutty
- uraturia
- urutu
- utai
- utrubi
- yati
- yautia
- yttria
- yuit
- yurta
*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.