Spelling Bee Answers for Sunday, June 02, 2024
Jun 02, 2024, Sunday Spelling Bee Answers for the H, A, N, I, C, L, O honeycomb (center letter H) feature 36 words, a 171-point total, 1 Pangram (0 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 12-letter longest word: NONALCOHOLIC.
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Sunday, June 2, 2024 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights
A closer look at this NYT puzzle difficulty, word patterns, scoring, and solve time.
Difficulty
2/10
Easy23rd percentile
Avg Word Length
5.47
Typical lengthAll-time avg: 5.4
Rarity
21/100
CommonRarer than 21% of puzzles
Avg Solve Time
25 minutes
Quicker than usualTo reach Genius
2LL
14
Few pairsUnique two-letter openings
Bingo Status
No
Missing: OAll 7 letters start at least 1 word
GN4L
17
words to GeniusGN4L OTN
Yes
Exact 120 ptsVowel Split
37%
Balanced mix73 vowels · 124 consonants
Score Milestones
- 0%Beginner0 PTS
- 5%Good Start9 PTS
- 15%Moving Up26 PTS
- 25%Good43 PTS
- 40%Solid68 PTS
- 50%Nice86 PTS
- 60%Great103 PTS
- 65%Amazing111 PTS
- 70%Genius120 PTS
- 100%Queen Bee171 PTS
Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers
Here is the complete list of 36 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Sunday, June 2, 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.
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Pangrams
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Complete Answers
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12-Letter Words 1 word
10-Letter Words 2 words
9-Letter Words 1 word
7-Letter Words 2 words
6-Letter Words 3 words
5-Letter Words 16 words
4-Letter Words 11 words
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Word Length Distribution
Share of 36 answers at each word length.
Letter Coverage
Share of 36 words using each hive letter.
Points by Length
Total points available at each word length.
Letter Frequency Distribution
Share of 36 words starting with each letter.
How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?
- Today’s score of 171 ranks in the 38th 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 36 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 31st percentile overall.
- The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2024-05-30.
- 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 2024-06-01.
- 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*:
- achill
- acholia
- acholic
- ahaaina
- ahchoo
- alacha
- alachah
- alaihi
- alannah
- allah
- ancha
- anhalonin
- aonach
- cachaca
- cahill
- cailliach
- calahan
- canch
- cancha
- canichana
- chachalaca
- chaco
- chacona
- chainon
- chal
- chalah
- challa
- chalon
- chan
- chanco
- chao
- chian
- chiao
- chicano
- chich
- chicha
- chico
- chih
- chilla
- chilli
- chinch
- chincha
- chinchona
- chincona
- chinin
- choana
- chocalho
- chocho
- choco
- choil
- chol
- chola
- choli
- cholic
- cholinic
- cholla
- cholo
- chon
- choochoo
- cinchona
- cinchonia
- cinchonic
- cinchoninic
- clachan
- cochal
- cochin
- colchian
- colchicin
- concha
- conchal
- conchiolin
- concho
- cooch
- haha
- hain
- hainai
- hainan
- hala
- halacha
- halachah
- halala
- halalah
- hallah
- hallan
- hallion
- hallo
- halloa
- halloo
- haloa
- hanch
- hanna
- hano
- hanoi
- hila
- hilch
- hili
- hillo
- hilloa
- hinch
- hocco
- hola
- holi
- holl
- holla
- hollin
- hollo
- holloa
- holloo
- honan
- hoochinoo
- hool
- hoolihan
- hoon
- iacchic
- iliahi
- lanch
- lancha
- lich
- lichi
- linch
- linha
- lochan
- lochia
- lochial
- lohan
- lohana
- lohoch
- looch
- nachani
- nahani
- nallah
- nhan
- nichil
- nihal
- nihil
- noachian
- noachic
- noachical
- noah
- noahic
- nonalcohol
- ochna
- ohia
- ohio
- ohioan
- oinochoai
- olcha
- olchi
- oolachan
*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.