Spelling Bee Answers for Saturday, June 01, 2024

Jun 01, 2024, Saturday Spelling Bee Answers for the N, D, L, F, E, G, U honeycomb (center letter N) feature 51 words, a 272-point total, 2 Pangrams (0 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 10-letter longest word: UNDEFENDED.

Spelling Bee hive for June 1, 2024 with center letter N and surrounding letters D,L,F,E,G and U

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Saturday, June 1, 2024 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights

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

Difficulty

8/10

Hard

78th percentile

Avg Word Length

5.82

Typical length

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

77/100

Very Rare

Rarer than 77% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

49 minutes

Longer than usual

To reach Genius

2LL

14

Few pairs

Unique two-letter openings

Bingo Status

Yes

All 7 covered

All 7 letters start at least 1 word

GN4L

26

words to Genius
1×10L1×9L6×8L5×7L13×6L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 190 pts
26 words1×10L1×9L6×8L5×7L9×6L4×5L

Vowel Split

39%

Balanced mix

116 vowels · 181 consonants

Score Milestones

  • 0%Beginner0 PTS
  • 5%Good Start14 PTS
  • 15%Moving Up41 PTS
  • 25%Good68 PTS
  • 40%Solid109 PTS
  • 50%Nice136 PTS
  • 60%Great163 PTS
  • 65%Amazing177 PTS
  • 70%Genius190 PTS
  • 100%Queen Bee272 PTS

Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Here is the complete list of 51 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Saturday, June 1, 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

D
20%
N
20%
F
16%

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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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Complete Answers

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10-Letter Words 1 word

9-Letter Words 1 word

8-Letter Words 6 words

7-Letter Words 5 words

5-Letter Words 7 words

4-Letter Words 13 words

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Word Length Distribution

13 words
4L
13
7 words
5L
7
18 words
6L
18
5 words
7L
5
6 words (Pangram)
8L
6
1 word (Pangram)
9L
1
1 word
10L
1

Share of 51 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

N
51 words
100%
E
45 words
88%
D
38 words
75%
U
36 words
71%
L
21 words
41%
F
20 words
39%
G
18 words
35%

Share of 51 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

13 pts
13
4L
35 pts
35
5L
108 pts
108
6L
35 pts
35
7L
55 pts (Pangram)
55
8L
16 pts (Pangram)
16
9L
10 pts
10
10L

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

D
1020%
N
1020%
F
816%
U
816%
L
714%
E
510%
G
36%

Share of 51 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

  • Today’s score of 272 ranks in the 82nd percentile among all puzzles.
  • The last time a score this low appeared was on 2024-05-31.
  • The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
  • The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
  • With 51 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 72nd percentile overall.
  • The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2024-05-31.
  • 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 2024-05-29.
  • The estimated solve time of 42–56 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*:

  • delundung
  • dene
  • denned
  • dudeen
  • dudgen
  • duende
  • dundee
  • dunged
  • dunne
  • eden
  • effund
  • elenge
  • ellen
  • elne
  • ende
  • engl
  • engle
  • englue
  • eugene
  • fedn
  • fluellen
  • funge
  • funned
  • funnelled
  • genl
  • genu
  • gleen
  • glene
  • glenn
  • gulden
  • gung
  • gunge
  • gunnel
  • leden
  • lended
  • lendee
  • lendu
  • lene
  • leng
  • leung
  • lndg
  • ludden
  • lunel
  • lungee
  • lunn
  • lunule
  • needleful
  • neeld
  • neele
  • nell
  • nudd
  • nulled
  • undee
  • undeeded
  • undelude
  • undeluded
  • undeluged
  • undenuded
  • undug
  • undull
  • undulled
  • undunged
  • unedge
  • unedged
  • unended
  • unendued
  • unfeed
  • unfeel
  • unfelled
  • unfeued
  • unfluffed
  • unfuddled
  • unfudged
  • unfueled
  • unfuelled
  • unfull
  • unfulled
  • ungelded
  • ungleeful
  • unguled
  • unled
  • unlugged
  • unneedful
  • unungun

*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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