Spelling Bee Answers for Thursday, June 27, 2024

Jun 27, 2024, Thursday Spelling Bee Answers for the A, W, R, M, K, N, O honeycomb (center letter O) feature 49 words, a 167-point total, 2 Pangrams (1 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 9-letter longest word: WORKWOMAN.

Spelling Bee hive for June 27, 2024 with center letter O and surrounding letters A,W,R,M,K and N

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Thursday, June 27, 2024 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights

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

Difficulty

8/10

Hard

75th percentile

Avg Word Length

4.78

Short words

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

81/100

Very Rare

Rarer than 81% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

47 minutes

Longer than usual

To reach Genius

2LL

13

Few pairs

Unique two-letter openings

Bingo Status

Yes

All 7 covered

All 7 letters start at least 1 word

GN4L

18

words to Genius
1×9L1×8L1×7L7×6L8×5L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 117 pts
18 words1×9L1×8L1×7L4×6L11×5L

Vowel Split

40%

Balanced mix

93 vowels · 141 consonants

Score Milestones

  • 0%Beginner0 PTS
  • 5%Good Start8 PTS
  • 15%Moving Up25 PTS
  • 25%Good42 PTS
  • 40%Solid67 PTS
  • 50%Nice84 PTS
  • 60%Great100 PTS
  • 65%Amazing109 PTS
  • 70%Genius117 PTS
  • 100%Queen Bee167 PTS

Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Here is the complete list of 49 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Thursday, June 27, 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

M
31%
K
16%
W
16%

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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

8-Letter Words 1 word

7-Letter Words 1 word

6-Letter Words 7 words

5-Letter Words 12 words

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Word Length Distribution

27 words
4L
27
12 words
5L
12
7 words
6L
7
1 word (Pangram)
7L
1
1 word
8L
1
1 word (Pangram)
9L
1

Share of 49 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

O
49 words
100%
R
30 words
61%
N
29 words
59%
M
28 words
57%
A
26 words
53%
K
20 words
41%
W
16 words
33%

Share of 49 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

27 pts
27
4L
60 pts
60
5L
42 pts
42
6L
14 pts (Pangram)
14
7L
8 pts
8
8L
16 pts (Pangram)
16
9L

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

M
1531%
K
816%
W
816%
A
714%
R
612%
N
48%
O
12%

Share of 49 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

  • Today’s score of 167 ranks in the 35th percentile among all puzzles.
  • The last time a score this low appeared was on 2024-06-26.
  • The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
  • The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
  • With 49 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 66th percentile overall.
  • The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2024-06-26.
  • 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 Medium, compared to typical puzzles.
  • Puzzles with similar letter rarity last appeared on 2024-06-25.
  • The estimated solve time of 40–54 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*:

  • aaron
  • akaroa
  • aknow
  • akron
  • ammono
  • amor
  • amora
  • annona
  • anoa
  • anorn
  • ararao
  • aroar
  • arow
  • arrowworm
  • awork
  • kamao
  • kanoon
  • kaon
  • karo
  • karoo
  • karroo
  • knorr
  • kokako
  • kokam
  • kokama
  • kokan
  • koko
  • kokoon
  • kokra
  • kona
  • konak
  • konk
  • kooka
  • kora
  • korakan
  • koran
  • korana
  • koroa
  • korona
  • korwa
  • kroo
  • kwannon
  • makomako
  • mamo
  • mano
  • maomao
  • maormor
  • maranao
  • maranon
  • marko
  • maror
  • marrano
  • marron
  • mawworm
  • moko
  • momo
  • mona
  • monomark
  • moonman
  • moorman
  • moorn
  • mora
  • moran
  • mormaor
  • mormo
  • mormon
  • moro
  • morra
  • morro
  • mowana
  • mowra
  • nanako
  • noam
  • noma
  • nona
  • nonman
  • nonwar
  • nonwork
  • nora
  • nork
  • norma
  • norman
  • norn
  • oarman
  • okro
  • oman
  • omao
  • omar
  • onan
  • oraon
  • oromo
  • orra
  • ramon
  • ramona
  • ramoon
  • roak
  • roka
  • roman
  • romano
  • roon
  • warwork
  • warworn
  • woak
  • woon

*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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