Spelling Bee Answers for Thursday, June 20, 2024
Jun 20, 2024, Thursday Spelling Bee Answers for the C, N, G, L, E, X, I honeycomb (center letter I) feature 41 words, a 241-point total, 1 Pangram (0 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 10-letter longest word: NEGLIGENCE.
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Thursday, June 20, 2024 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights
A closer look at this NYT puzzle difficulty, word patterns, scoring, and solve time.
Difficulty
4/10
Medium41st percentile
Avg Word Length
6.15
Typical lengthAll-time avg: 5.4
Rarity
24/100
CommonRarer than 24% of puzzles
Avg Solve Time
34 minutes
Quicker than usualTo reach Genius
2LL
13
Few pairsUnique two-letter openings
Bingo Status
No
Missing: XAll 7 letters start at least 1 word
GN4L
23
words to GeniusGN4L OTN
Yes
Exact 169 ptsVowel Split
39%
Balanced mix99 vowels · 153 consonants
Score Milestones
- 0%Beginner0 PTS
- 5%Good Start12 PTS
- 15%Moving Up36 PTS
- 25%Good60 PTS
- 40%Solid96 PTS
- 50%Nice121 PTS
- 60%Great145 PTS
- 65%Amazing157 PTS
- 70%Genius169 PTS
- 100%Queen Bee241 PTS
Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers
Here is the complete list of 41 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Thursday, June 20, 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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10-Letter Words 1 word
9-Letter Words 2 words
8-Letter Words 5 words
7-Letter Words 8 words
6-Letter Words 9 words
5-Letter Words 10 words
4-Letter Words 6 words
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Word Length Distribution
Share of 41 answers at each word length.
Letter Coverage
Share of 41 words using each hive letter.
Points by Length
Total points available at each word length.
Letter Frequency Distribution
Share of 41 words starting with each letter.
How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?
- Today’s score of 241 ranks in the 70th percentile among all puzzles.
- The last time a score this low appeared was on 2024-06-19.
- The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
- The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
- With 41 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 44th percentile overall.
- The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2024-06-17.
- 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 2024-06-18.
- The estimated solve time of 29–39 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*:
- cecil
- cecile
- ceil
- celling
- cilice
- cill
- cincinni
- cine
- cingle
- cline
- cnicin
- eeling
- eigne
- eileen
- elix
- ellice
- ellinge
- engin
- engining
- exigence
- exilic
- exine
- exing
- geeing
- geic
- gein
- genic
- genin
- gien
- gigi
- gile
- gilgie
- gillie
- ging
- gingeli
- gingelli
- gingili
- gingilli
- gingle
- ginn
- ginnel
- iceni
- ieee
- ilex
- ilicin
- illing
- incl
- incle
- ingenie
- ingine
- ingle
- inline
- inne
- ixil
- leggin
- lenin
- lexic
- licence
- licencee
- licencing
- lienee
- lienic
- ligne
- lignin
- lile
- lill
- ling
- linge
- lingel
- lingence
- lingle
- linin
- linn
- linne
- neil
- nellie
- niceling
- nicene
- nici
- nielli
- nigel
- nigging
- nile
- nill
- nilling
- ning
- nixe
- nixie
- xenic
*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.