June 16, 2024, Sunday

Spelling Bee Answers for Sunday, June 16, 2024

Jun 16, 2024, Sunday Spelling Bee Answers for the A, T, U, R, O, H, C honeycomb (center letter C) feature 59 words, a 291-point total, 2 Pangrams (0 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 9-letter longest word: ATTRACTOR, CUTTHROAT.

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Spelling Bee hive for June 16, 2024 with center letter C and surrounding letters A,T,U,R,O and H

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Sunday, June 16, 2024 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights

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

Difficulty

8/10

Hard

76th percentile

Avg Word Length

5.51

Typical length

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

70/100

Rare

Rarer than 70% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

57 minutes

Longer than usual

To reach Genius

2LL

Typical spread

Unique two-letter openings

Bingo Status

Missing: U

All 7 letters start at least 1 word

GN4L

words to Genius

2×9L5×8L6×7L11×6L5×5L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 204 pts

29 words2×9L5×8L6×7L10×6L6×5L

Vowel Split

37%

Balanced mix

119 vowels · 206 consonants

Score Milestones

0%Beginner0 PTS
5%Good Start15 PTS
15%Moving Up44 PTS
25%Good73 PTS
40%Solid116 PTS
50%Nice146 PTS
60%Great175 PTS
65%Amazing189 PTS
70%Genius204 PTS
100%Queen Bee291 PTS

Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Here is the complete list of 59 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Sunday, June 16, 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

54%

15%

Try starting with these letters when you're stuck.

Puzzle Letters

Previous2024-06-15

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Pangrams

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The Center letter is highlighted in Yellow.

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Word Length Distribution

16 words

19 words

11 words

6 words

5 words (Pangram)

2 words (Pangram)

Share of 59 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

59 words

100%

39 words

66%

38 words

64%

38 words

64%

35 words

59%

30 words

51%

19 words

32%

Share of 59 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

16 pts

95 pts

66 pts

42 pts

47 pts (Pangram)

25 pts (Pangram)

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

3254%

915%

47%

35%

23%

Share of 59 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

Today’s score of 291 ranks in the 87th percentile among all puzzles.
The last time a score this low appeared was on 2024-06-15.
The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
With 59 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 88th percentile overall.
The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2024-06-15.
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 2024-06-13.
The estimated solve time of 48–66 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*:

acara
acca
accourt
accra
accroach
acct
achar
achatour
achor
acta
actu
ahchoo
araca
arca
archt
arracach
arracacha
arrach
aruac
atocha
atrocha
attacca
attacco
auca
auctor
auroch
autarch
autocar
autocrator
caca
cachaca
cachou
cachua
cachucha
cahoot
caoutchouc
cara
caracara
caraco
caracoa
caracora
caract
caraho
caro
caroa
caroach
caroch
carr
carrara
carrat
carroch
cartouch
cath
cathar
catur
caucho
chaco
chahar
chao
chara
charact
charr
charro
chatot
chatta
chattah
chauchat
chocho
choco
choochoo
choora
chort
chott
chou
chout
chrotta
chuhra
churr
chut
coact
coactor
coarct
cocco
coco
cocurator
cooch
coocoo
cootch
cooth
cora
corah
corr
cort
coruco
cotch
coto
cott
cotta
cottar
cotutor
cratch
croat
crocuta
crout
crouth
cruor
crura
crut
cruth
cuarta
cuarto
cuca
cucaracha
cura
curacoa
curara
curat
curch
curr
currach
cururo
cutch
cutcha
hocco
hootch
hotch
hotcha
huaca
huaracho
ochro
octarch
octuor
orach
orch
orchat
outact
outcatch
outcoach
outcourt
outcut
racahout
rach
ratch
rocta
rotch
roucou
ruach
rutch
tacahout
tactor
taroc
tchr
thrutch
toco
tocororo
torc
touraco
trac
tractator
trocar
trocha
trochar
troco
tucotuco
turaco
turacou
turco
urucu
utch

*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.