May 27, 2024, Monday

Spelling Bee Answers for Monday, May 27, 2024

May 27, 2024, Monday Spelling Bee Answers for the A, D, N, I, H, L, Y honeycomb (center letter A) feature 37 words, a 146-point total, 1 Pangram (1 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 10-letter longest word: DILLYDALLY.

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Spelling Bee hive for May 27, 2024 with center letter A and surrounding letters D,N,I,H,L and Y

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Monday, May 27, 2024 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights

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

Difficulty

1/10

Easy

10th percentile

Avg Word Length

5.05

Short words

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

8/100

Common

Rarer than 8% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

25 minutes

Quicker than usual

To reach Genius

2LL

Few pairs

Unique two-letter openings

Bingo Status

Missing: Y

All 7 letters start at least 1 word

GN4L

words to Genius

1×10L1×8L3×7L4×6L7×5L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 102 pts

16 words1×10L1×8L3×7L1×6L10×5L

Vowel Split

36%

Consonant-heavy puzzle

67 vowels · 120 consonants

Score Milestones

0%Beginner0 PTS
5%Good Start7 PTS
15%Moving Up22 PTS
25%Good37 PTS
40%Solid58 PTS
50%Nice73 PTS
60%Great88 PTS
65%Amazing95 PTS
70%Genius102 PTS
100%Queen Bee146 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 Monday, May 27, 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

27%

19%

16%

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Puzzle Letters

Previous2024-05-26

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Pangrams

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The Center letter is highlighted in Yellow.

Other days with this pangram

2023-05-16(L)

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Word Length Distribution

16 words

12 words

4 words

3 words (Pangram)

1 word

10L

Share of 37 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

37 words

100%

26 words

70%

21 words

57%

21 words

57%

18 words

49%

17 words

46%

8 words

22%

Share of 37 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

16 pts

60 pts

24 pts

28 pts (Pangram)

8 pts

10 pts

10L

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

1027%

719%

616%

514%

38%

Share of 37 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

Today’s score of 146 ranks in the 25th percentile among all puzzles.
The last time a score this low appeared was on 2024-05-20.
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 2024-05-25.
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 2024-05-25.
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*:

aalii
adad
adai
aday
adda
addn
addnl
addy
adin
adlai
adlay
ahaaina
ahind
aladdin
alai
alaihi
alain
alala
alalia
alan
aland
alani
alanin
alannah
alanyl
alay
alday
alia
alida
alidad
aliya
aliyah
allah
allan
allyl
anan
anana
ananda
anda
andi
andy
anil
anilid
aniliid
anilin
anna
ayah
ayin
dada
dahl
dahlin
dail
dain
dali
dana
danaan
danaid
dand
danda
dani
danian
danny
dayal
dayan
dhai
dhal
dhyana
dialin
diallyl
diana
didna
dinah
dylan
hadada
hadal
haha
haida
haidan
haily
hain
hainai
hainan
hala
halala
halalah
halid
hallah
hallan
handlaid
hanna
haya
haydn
hila
hilda
hinayana
hyalin
hyla
idalian
idyllian
ilia
iliad
iliahi
ilial
ilian
ilya
indan
india
indian
indiana
indianan
indianian
inia
inial
inyala
ladin
ladyly
lahnda
laidly
lall
lally
lana
lanny
layland
liana
lida
lidia
lila
lilian
lina
linalyl
linda
linha
linhay
lydia
lydian
nahani
naid
naily
nain
nallah
nanda
nandi
nandina
nhan
niall
nidal
nidana
nihal
nina
nyala
nyaya
nydia
yald
yali
yalla
yana
yanan
yaya
yday

*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.