Spelling Bee Answers for Sunday, July 07, 2024

Jul 07, 2024, Sunday Spelling Bee Answers for the D, E, F, G, I, L, N honeycomb (center letter F) feature 70 words, a 422-point total, 4 Pangrams (0 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 9-letter longest word: DEFENDING, DIGNIFIED, FLEDGLING, INFILLING.

Spelling Bee hive for July 7, 2024 with center letter F and surrounding letters D,E,G,I,L and N

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Sunday, July 7, 2024 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights

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

Difficulty

10/10

Very Hard

99th percentile

Avg Word Length

6.19

Typical length

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

99/100

Very Rare

Rarer than 99% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

77 minutes

Longer than usual

To reach Genius

2LL

9

Few pairs

Unique two-letter openings

Bingo Status

No

Missing: G, N

All 7 letters start at least 1 word

GN4L

37

words to Genius
4×9L10×8L17×7L6×6L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 295 pts
37 words4×9L10×8L17×7L2×6L4×5L

Vowel Split

38%

Balanced mix

163 vowels · 270 consonants

Score Milestones

  • 0%Beginner0 PTS
  • 5%Good Start21 PTS
  • 15%Moving Up63 PTS
  • 25%Good106 PTS
  • 40%Solid169 PTS
  • 50%Nice211 PTS
  • 60%Great253 PTS
  • 65%Amazing274 PTS
  • 70%Genius295 PTS
  • 100%Queen Bee422 PTS

Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Here is the complete list of 70 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Sunday, July 7, 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

F
70%
D
17%
I
7%

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Puzzle Letters

Previous2024-07-06
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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 4 words

5-Letter Words 10 words

4-Letter Words 13 words

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Word Length Distribution

13 words
4L
13
10 words
5L
10
16 words
6L
16
17 words
7L
17
10 words (Pangram)
8L
10
4 words (Pangram)
9L
4

Share of 70 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

F
70 words
100%
E
58 words
83%
I
57 words
81%
D
44 words
63%
N
43 words
61%
L
41 words
59%
G
26 words
37%

Share of 70 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

13 pts
13
4L
50 pts
50
5L
96 pts
96
6L
119 pts
119
7L
101 pts (Pangram)
101
8L
43 pts (Pangram)
43
9L

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

F
4970%
D
1217%
I
57%
E
23%
L
23%

Share of 70 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

  • Today’s score of 422 ranks in the 100th percentile among all puzzles.
  • The last time a score this low appeared was on 2024-07-06.
  • The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
  • The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
  • With 70 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 98th percentile overall.
  • The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2024-07-06.
  • 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 Low, compared to typical puzzles.
  • Puzzles with similar letter rarity last appeared on 2024-07-06.
  • The estimated solve time of 65–89 min is slower 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*:

  • defi
  • delf
  • diff
  • diffide
  • effendi
  • effie
  • eiffel
  • enfield
  • enfile
  • enfiled
  • enif
  • fedelini
  • fedn
  • feeded
  • feeing
  • feil
  • fele
  • fidded
  • fidding
  • fiddlededee
  • fiddledeedee
  • fide
  • fidel
  • fidge
  • fidged
  • fidging
  • fied
  • fiel
  • fielden
  • fifie
  • figged
  • figging
  • figgle
  • fili
  • fini
  • finn
  • finning
  • fledgeling
  • flidge
  • gliff
  • gliffing
  • ignified
  • indef
  • indignified
  • infeed
  • infile
  • infin
  • leef
  • lief
  • lifen
  • lignified
  • linefeed
  • neif
  • nidified
  • nife
  • niff
  • nifle

*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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