Spelling Bee Answers for Thursday, June 13, 2024

Jun 13, 2024, Thursday Spelling Bee Answers for the G, T, Y, L, I, H, N honeycomb (center letter N) feature 48 words, a 297-point total, 1 Pangram (1 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 12-letter longest word: HIGHLIGHTING.

Spelling Bee hive for June 13, 2024 with center letter N and surrounding letters G,T,Y,L,I and H

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Thursday, June 13, 2024 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights

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

Difficulty

7/10

Hard

65th percentile

Avg Word Length

6.42

Long words

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

52/100

Rare

Rarer than 52% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

46 minutes

Longer than usual

To reach Genius

2LL

11

Few pairs

Unique two-letter openings

Bingo Status

No

Missing: Y

All 7 letters start at least 1 word

GN4L

27

words to Genius
1×12L1×10L1×9L7×8L15×7L2×6L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 208 pts
27 words1×12L1×10L1×9L7×8L14×7L1×6L2×5L

Vowel Split

25%

Consonant-heavy puzzle

77 vowels · 231 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 48 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Thursday, June 13, 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

T
38%
N
17%
H
15%

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Puzzle Letters

Previous2024-06-12
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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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12-Letter Words 1 word

10-Letter Words 1 word

9-Letter Words 1 word

8-Letter Words 7 words

6-Letter Words 7 words

5-Letter Words 10 words

4-Letter Words 6 words

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Word Length Distribution

6 words
4L
6
10 words
5L
10
7 words
6L
7
15 words (Pangram)
7L
15
7 words
8L
7
1 word
9L
1
1 word
10L
1
1 word
12L
1

Share of 48 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

I
48 words
100%
N
48 words
100%
G
35 words
73%
T
35 words
73%
L
24 words
50%
H
21 words
44%
Y
13 words
27%

Share of 48 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

6 pts
6
4L
50 pts
50
5L
42 pts
42
6L
112 pts (Pangram)
112
7L
56 pts
56
8L
9 pts
9
9L
10 pts
10
10L
12 pts
12
12L

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

T
1838%
N
817%
H
715%
L
715%
G
613%
I
24%

Share of 48 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 2024-06-12.
  • The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
  • The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
  • With 48 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 64th percentile overall.
  • The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2024-06-11.
  • 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 2024-06-12.
  • The estimated solve time of 39–53 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*:

  • gigglingly
  • gillying
  • ging
  • gingili
  • gingilli
  • ginn
  • ginny
  • gittin
  • glyn
  • glynn
  • higgling
  • highting
  • hilting
  • hing
  • hinnying
  • hintingly
  • hying
  • illing
  • init
  • inly
  • inlying
  • inti
  • intitling
  • intnl
  • lignin
  • liltingly
  • ling
  • lingy
  • linin
  • linn
  • liny
  • littling
  • llyn
  • lyingly
  • lynn
  • nigging
  • nigglingly
  • niggly
  • nighing
  • nighly
  • nighting
  • nighty
  • nihil
  • nihility
  • nill
  • nilling
  • ning
  • nithing
  • nitty
  • thigging
  • thingly
  • ting
  • tingi
  • tinglingly
  • tining
  • tinnily
  • tinning
  • tinty
  • titling
  • tlingit
  • tyning
  • tything

*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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