Spelling Bee Answers for Wednesday, June 05, 2024

Jun 05, 2024, Wednesday Spelling Bee Answers for the P, B, K, G, E, I, N honeycomb (center letter P) feature 35 words, a 169-point total, 1 Pangram (0 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 10-letter longest word: BEEKEEPING.

Spelling Bee hive for June 5, 2024 with center letter P and surrounding letters B,K,G,E,I and N

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Wednesday, June 5, 2024 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights

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

Difficulty

5/10

Medium

51st percentile

Avg Word Length

5.74

Typical length

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

56/100

Rare

Rarer than 56% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

29 minutes

Quicker than usual

To reach Genius

2LL

7

Few pairs

Unique two-letter openings

Bingo Status

No

Missing: G, I

All 7 letters start at least 1 word

GN4L

16

words to Genius
1×10L14×7L1×6L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 118 pts
16 words1×10L12×7L2×6L1×5L

Vowel Split

39%

Balanced mix

79 vowels · 122 consonants

Score Milestones

  • 0%Beginner0 PTS
  • 5%Good Start8 PTS
  • 15%Moving Up25 PTS
  • 25%Good42 PTS
  • 40%Solid68 PTS
  • 50%Nice85 PTS
  • 60%Great101 PTS
  • 65%Amazing110 PTS
  • 70%Genius118 PTS
  • 100%Queen Bee169 PTS

Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Here is the complete list of 35 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Wednesday, June 5, 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

P
71%
K
11%
B
9%

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Puzzle Letters

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Pangrams

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The Center letter is highlighted in Yellow.

Complete Answers

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10-Letter Words 1 word

6-Letter Words 6 words

5-Letter Words 1 word

4-Letter Words 13 words

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Word Length Distribution

13 words
4L
13
1 word
5L
1
6 words
6L
6
14 words
7L
14
1 word (Pangram)
10L
1

Share of 35 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

P
35 words
100%
I
27 words
77%
N
26 words
74%
E
24 words
69%
G
19 words
54%
K
12 words
34%
B
3 words
9%

Share of 35 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

13 pts
13
4L
5 pts
5
5L
36 pts
36
6L
98 pts
98
7L
17 pts (Pangram)
17
10L

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

P
2571%
K
411%
B
39%
N
26%
E
13%

Share of 35 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

  • Today’s score of 169 ranks in the 37th percentile among all puzzles.
  • The last time a score this low appeared was on 2024-06-03.
  • The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
  • The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
  • With 35 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 28th percentile overall.
  • The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2024-06-03.
  • 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 Medium 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 Medium, compared to typical puzzles.
  • Puzzles with similar letter rarity last appeared on 2024-05-31.
  • The estimated solve time of 25–33 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*:

  • epigee
  • epigene
  • epinine
  • eppie
  • genip
  • ginep
  • gipping
  • kipe
  • kippeen
  • kippen
  • kippin
  • kipping
  • neep
  • peenge
  • peening
  • pein
  • peine
  • peining
  • peiping
  • pekin
  • peking
  • peng
  • penk
  • penni
  • pennine
  • peppin
  • pieing
  • pigg
  • piggie
  • piggin
  • piing
  • piki
  • piking
  • pinene
  • pinge
  • pinkeen
  • pinken
  • pinkening
  • pipi
  • pipkin
  • pippen
  • pipping

*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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