Spelling Bee Answers for Thursday, July 04, 2024

Jul 04, 2024, Thursday Spelling Bee Answers for the G, I, J, L, N, O, Y honeycomb (center letter J) feature 18 words, a 114-point total, 1 Pangram (0 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 8-letter longest word: JIGGLING, JINGLING, JOGGLING, JOLLYING.

Spelling Bee hive for July 4, 2024 with center letter J and surrounding letters G,I,L,N,O and Y

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Thursday, July 4, 2024 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights

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

Difficulty

9/10

Very Hard

85th percentile

Avg Word Length

6.28

Long words

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

94/100

Very Rare

Rarer than 94% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

20 minutes

Quicker than usual

To reach Genius

2LL

2

Few pairs

Unique two-letter openings

Bingo Status

No

Missing: G, I, L, N, O, Y

All 7 letters start at least 1 word

GN4L

10

words to Genius
4×8L5×7L1×6L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 80 pts
10 words4×8L5×7L1×6L

Vowel Split

29%

Consonant-heavy puzzle

33 vowels · 80 consonants

Score Milestones

  • 0%Beginner0 PTS
  • 5%Good Start6 PTS
  • 15%Moving Up17 PTS
  • 25%Good29 PTS
  • 40%Solid46 PTS
  • 50%Nice57 PTS
  • 60%Great68 PTS
  • 65%Amazing74 PTS
  • 70%Genius80 PTS
  • 100%Queen Bee114 PTS

Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Here is the complete list of 18 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Thursday, July 4, 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

J
100%

Try starting with these letters when you're stuck.

Puzzle Letters

Previous2024-07-03
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Pangrams

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The Center letter is highlighted in Yellow.

Complete Answers

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8-Letter Words 4 words

7-Letter Words 5 words

6-Letter Words 3 words

5-Letter Words 4 words

4-Letter Words 2 words

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Word Length Distribution

2 words
4L
2
4 words
5L
4
3 words
6L
3
5 words
7L
5
4 words (Pangram)
8L
4

Share of 18 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

J
18 words
100%
I
17 words
94%
N
14 words
78%
G
12 words
67%
O
10 words
56%
L
9 words
50%
Y
7 words
39%

Share of 18 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

2 pts
2
4L
20 pts
20
5L
18 pts
18
6L
35 pts
35
7L
39 pts (Pangram)
39
8L

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

J
18100%

Share of 18 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

  • Today’s score of 114 ranks in the 11th 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 18 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 1st percentile overall.
  • The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2023-03-27.
  • 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 Very 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 2024-07-03.
  • The estimated solve time of 17–23 min is faster than typical puzzles.
  • Players can expect a grind-heavy solving experience.

Other Dictionary Words Not on This Puzzle's Official List

Wondering why these words aren't on the official list*:

  • injoin
  • jill
  • jilling
  • jing
  • jinglingly
  • jinjili
  • jinny
  • joggly
  • joiningly
  • joll
  • jong
  • joni

*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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