Spelling Bee Answers for Saturday, June 29, 2024

Jun 29, 2024, Saturday Spelling Bee Answers for the A, U, R, G, D, N, L honeycomb (center letter L) feature 43 words, a 176-point total, 1 Pangram (0 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 9-letter longest word: GLANDULAR.

Spelling Bee hive for June 29, 2024 with center letter L and surrounding letters A,U,R,G,D and N

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Saturday, June 29, 2024 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights

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

Difficulty

8/10

Hard

80th percentile

Avg Word Length

5.26

Short words

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

87/100

Very Rare

Rarer than 87% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

41 minutes

Typical solve

To reach Genius

2LL

16

Typical spread

Unique two-letter openings

Bingo Status

Yes

All 7 covered

All 7 letters start at least 1 word

GN4L

18

words to Genius
1×9L3×8L7×7L3×6L4×5L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 123 pts
18 words1×9L3×8L6×7L1×6L7×5L

Vowel Split

38%

Balanced mix

86 vowels · 140 consonants

Score Milestones

  • 0%Beginner0 PTS
  • 5%Good Start9 PTS
  • 15%Moving Up26 PTS
  • 25%Good44 PTS
  • 40%Solid70 PTS
  • 50%Nice88 PTS
  • 60%Great106 PTS
  • 65%Amazing114 PTS
  • 70%Genius123 PTS
  • 100%Queen Bee176 PTS

Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Here is the complete list of 43 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Saturday, June 29, 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

G
33%
L
26%
A
23%

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Puzzle Letters

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Pangrams

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The Center letter is highlighted in Yellow.

Complete Answers

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9-Letter Words 1 word

8-Letter Words 3 words

7-Letter Words 7 words

6-Letter Words 3 words

5-Letter Words 10 words

4-Letter Words 19 words

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Word Length Distribution

19 words
4L
19
10 words
5L
10
3 words
6L
3
7 words
7L
7
3 words
8L
3
1 word (Pangram)
9L
1

Share of 43 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

L
43 words
100%
A
36 words
84%
U
27 words
63%
N
22 words
51%
G
21 words
49%
R
16 words
37%
D
13 words
30%

Share of 43 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

19 pts
19
4L
50 pts
50
5L
18 pts
18
6L
49 pts
49
7L
24 pts
24
8L
16 pts (Pangram)
16
9L

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

G
1433%
L
1126%
A
1023%
D
37%
R
25%
U
25%
N
12%

Share of 43 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

  • Today’s score of 176 ranks in the 41st percentile among all puzzles.
  • The last time a score this low appeared was on 2024-06-27.
  • The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
  • The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
  • With 43 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 50th 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 Low, compared to typical puzzles.
  • Puzzles with similar letter rarity last appeared on 2024-06-26.
  • The estimated solve time of 35–47 min is comparable 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*:

  • addnl
  • agal
  • alala
  • alalunga
  • alan
  • aland
  • alang
  • alar
  • allan
  • aludra
  • alula
  • alular
  • alur
  • anangular
  • anural
  • argal
  • argala
  • augural
  • aula
  • auld
  • dalaga
  • danagla
  • duala
  • dugal
  • dunal
  • dural
  • galanga
  • galgal
  • galla
  • gaul
  • glaur
  • graal
  • gugal
  • gula
  • gular
  • gulgul
  • gurl
  • laang
  • ladang
  • lagan
  • laggar
  • lagna
  • laguna
  • lalang
  • lall
  • lana
  • landau
  • lang
  • langur
  • larn
  • larunda
  • lauan
  • laulau
  • laund
  • laur
  • laura
  • lndg
  • luganda
  • luggar
  • lula
  • lunda
  • lungan
  • lunn
  • lunular
  • lurdan
  • lurg
  • nagual
  • nurl
  • radula
  • radular
  • rall
  • randal
  • randall
  • ranula
  • ranular
  • raul
  • rugal
  • udal
  • ulan
  • ulnad
  • ulua
  • ululu
  • unal
  • unangular
  • undular
  • undull
  • ungarland
  • unglad
  • unglandular
  • ungradual
  • ungual
  • ungula
  • ungular
  • unlunar
  • unrural
  • ural
  • urlar
  • urnal

*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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