Spelling Bee Answers for Wednesday, May 29, 2024

May 29, 2024, Wednesday Spelling Bee Answers for the G, D, O, I, E, L, P honeycomb (center letter G) feature 62 words, a 297-point total, 1 Pangram (1 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 9-letter longest word: DOGLEGGED.

Spelling Bee hive for May 29, 2024 with center letter G and surrounding letters D,O,I,E,L and P

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Wednesday, May 29, 2024 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights

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

Difficulty

9/10

Very Hard

94th percentile

Avg Word Length

5.40

Typical length

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

94/100

Very Rare

Rarer than 94% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

68 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

33

words to Genius
1×9L6×7L24×6L2×5L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 208 pts
33 words1×9L6×7L20×6L6×5L

Vowel Split

41%

Balanced mix

137 vowels · 198 consonants

Score Milestones

  • 0%Beginner0 PTS
  • 5%Good Start15 PTS
  • 15%Moving Up45 PTS
  • 25%Good74 PTS
  • 40%Solid119 PTS
  • 50%Nice149 PTS
  • 60%Great178 PTS
  • 65%Amazing193 PTS
  • 70%Genius208 PTS
  • 100%Queen Bee297 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 Wednesday, May 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

G
48%
D
16%
L
13%

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Puzzle Letters

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Pangrams

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The Center letter is highlighted in Yellow.
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9-Letter Words 1 word

7-Letter Words 6 words

4-Letter Words 15 words

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Word Length Distribution

15 words
4L
15
16 words
5L
16
24 words
6L
24
6 words (Pangram)
7L
6
1 word
9L
1

Share of 62 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

G
62 words
100%
E
49 words
79%
D
43 words
69%
L
41 words
66%
O
37 words
60%
I
20 words
32%
P
12 words
19%

Share of 62 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

15 pts
15
4L
80 pts
80
5L
144 pts
144
6L
49 pts (Pangram)
49
7L
9 pts
9
9L

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

G
3048%
D
1016%
L
813%
P
610%
E
46%
O
35%
I
12%

Share of 62 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

  • Today’s score of 297 ranks in the 89th percentile among all puzzles.
  • The last time a score this low appeared was on 2024-05-28.
  • 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 2024-05-28.
  • 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 Very 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 2024-05-27.
  • The estimated solve time of 58–78 min is slower than typical puzzles.
  • Players can expect a grind-heavy solving experience.

Other Dictionary Words Not on This Puzzle's Official List

Wondering why these words aren't on the official list*:

  • degged
  • diego
  • digged
  • doeg
  • eloge
  • epigee
  • gedd
  • geed
  • gegg
  • geggee
  • gell
  • geod
  • geog
  • giddied
  • gidgee
  • gied
  • gigi
  • gile
  • gilgie
  • gillie
  • gillied
  • gilo
  • gipped
  • gippo
  • gled
  • glede
  • gledge
  • gleed
  • gleg
  • glogg
  • godded
  • goel
  • gogo
  • goidel
  • goldi
  • goldie
  • golgi
  • goli
  • goll
  • gollop
  • golp
  • golpe
  • goog
  • ledged
  • lege
  • legge
  • lodgepole
  • loggie
  • logie
  • loglog
  • logoi
  • loligo
  • ogeed
  • oleg
  • pigg
  • piggie
  • piggle
  • pledgee
  • plodge
  • poddidge
  • podge
  • pogge

*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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