Spelling Bee Answers for Wednesday, June 26, 2024

Jun 26, 2024, Wednesday Spelling Bee Answers for the A, H, C, B, E, M, O honeycomb (center letter O) feature 42 words, a 162-point total, 1 Pangram (0 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 9-letter longest word: BEACHCOMB.

Spelling Bee hive for June 26, 2024 with center letter O and surrounding letters A,H,C,B,E and M

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Wednesday, June 26, 2024 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights

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

Difficulty

3/10

Medium

25th percentile

Avg Word Length

4.90

Short words

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

25/100

Uncommon

Rarer than 25% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

35 minutes

Typical solve

To reach Genius

2LL

15

Typical spread

Unique two-letter openings

Bingo Status

Yes

All 7 covered

All 7 letters start at least 1 word

GN4L

19

words to Genius
1×9L1×7L7×6L10×5L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 113 pts
19 words1×9L1×7L5×6L12×5L

Vowel Split

49%

Vowel-heavy puzzle

101 vowels · 105 consonants

Score Milestones

  • 0%Beginner0 PTS
  • 5%Good Start8 PTS
  • 15%Moving Up24 PTS
  • 25%Good41 PTS
  • 40%Solid65 PTS
  • 50%Nice81 PTS
  • 60%Great97 PTS
  • 65%Amazing105 PTS
  • 70%Genius113 PTS
  • 100%Queen Bee162 PTS

Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Here is the complete list of 42 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Wednesday, June 26, 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

B
31%
C
31%
M
14%

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Puzzle Letters

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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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9-Letter Words 1 word

7-Letter Words 1 word

6-Letter Words 7 words

4-Letter Words 17 words

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Word Length Distribution

17 words
4L
17
16 words
5L
16
7 words
6L
7
1 word
7L
1
1 word (Pangram)
9L
1

Share of 42 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

O
42 words
100%
M
24 words
57%
C
22 words
52%
A
21 words
50%
B
21 words
50%
H
15 words
36%
E
13 words
31%

Share of 42 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

17 pts
17
4L
80 pts
80
5L
42 pts
42
6L
7 pts
7
7L
16 pts (Pangram)
16
9L

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

B
1331%
C
1331%
M
614%
A
410%
H
410%
E
12%
O
12%

Share of 42 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

  • Today’s score of 162 ranks in the 32nd percentile among all puzzles.
  • The last time a score this low appeared was on 2024-06-25.
  • The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
  • The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
  • With 42 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 48th percentile overall.
  • The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2024-06-25.
  • 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 Low, compared to typical puzzles.
  • Puzzles with similar letter rarity last appeared on 2024-06-24.
  • The estimated solve time of 30–40 min is comparable 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*:

  • abmho
  • abohm
  • aboma
  • acoma
  • ahchoo
  • ahom
  • ambo
  • amoebaea
  • baboo
  • bahoo
  • bamboche
  • bobac
  • bobachee
  • bobeche
  • bobo
  • boca
  • bocca
  • boche
  • bohea
  • boma
  • bombace
  • bombo
  • cabob
  • cabomba
  • caeoma
  • caoba
  • chaco
  • chamacoco
  • chao
  • chebacco
  • cheechaco
  • chocho
  • choco
  • choochoo
  • choom
  • coachee
  • cobaea
  • cobb
  • cocama
  • cocamama
  • cocco
  • coco
  • cohoba
  • comae
  • combe
  • comm
  • commo
  • cooch
  • coocoo
  • cooee
  • coohee
  • coom
  • coomb
  • coombe
  • eboe
  • haoma
  • hoboe
  • hocco
  • hohe
  • homam
  • homecome
  • homme
  • homo
  • macaco
  • macao
  • macco
  • maco
  • mahoe
  • mamo
  • maomao
  • moca
  • moche
  • moco
  • mocoa
  • moha
  • moho
  • mome
  • momme
  • momo
  • moocah
  • moocha
  • obeah
  • obeche
  • omaha
  • omao

*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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