Spelling Bee Answers for Thursday, July 11, 2024

Jul 11, 2024, Thursday Spelling Bee Answers for the C, D, E, H, I, T, W honeycomb (center letter W) feature 26 words, a 109-point total, 1 Pangram (0 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 8-letter longest word: TWITCHED.

Spelling Bee hive for July 11, 2024 with center letter W and surrounding letters C,D,E,H,I and T

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Thursday, July 11, 2024 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights

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

Difficulty

3/10

Medium

31st percentile

Avg Word Length

5.08

Short words

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

50/100

Rare

Rarer than 50% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

21 minutes

Quicker than usual

To reach Genius

2LL

6

Few pairs

Unique two-letter openings

Bingo Status

No

Missing: D, E, I

All 7 letters start at least 1 word

GN4L

12

words to Genius
1×8L2×7L5×6L4×5L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 76 pts
12 words1×8L2×7L2×6L7×5L

Vowel Split

33%

Consonant-heavy puzzle

44 vowels · 88 consonants

Score Milestones

  • 0%Beginner0 PTS
  • 5%Good Start5 PTS
  • 15%Moving Up16 PTS
  • 25%Good27 PTS
  • 40%Solid44 PTS
  • 50%Nice55 PTS
  • 60%Great65 PTS
  • 65%Amazing71 PTS
  • 70%Genius76 PTS
  • 100%Queen Bee109 PTS

Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Here is the complete list of 26 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Thursday, July 11, 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

W
58%
T
31%
C
8%

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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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8-Letter Words 1 word

7-Letter Words 2 words

6-Letter Words 5 words

5-Letter Words 8 words

4-Letter Words 10 words

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Word Length Distribution

10 words
4L
10
8 words
5L
8
5 words
6L
5
2 words
7L
2
1 word (Pangram)
8L
1

Share of 26 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

W
26 words
100%
E
19 words
73%
T
16 words
62%
H
15 words
58%
D
12 words
46%
I
11 words
42%
C
7 words
27%

Share of 26 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

10 pts
10
4L
40 pts
40
5L
30 pts
30
6L
14 pts
14
7L
15 pts (Pangram)
15
8L

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

W
1558%
T
831%
C
28%
H
14%

Share of 26 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

  • Today’s score of 109 ranks in the 10th 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 26 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 8th percentile overall.
  • The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2024-07-04.
  • 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 Medium, compared to typical puzzles.
  • Puzzles with similar letter rarity last appeared on 2024-07-09.
  • The estimated solve time of 18–24 min is faster 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*:

  • chewet
  • chewie
  • dewed
  • dewitt
  • etwee
  • ewte
  • hdwe
  • hewe
  • hewettite
  • iiwi
  • itchweed
  • tchwi
  • tewed
  • tewhit
  • tewit
  • thew
  • thewed
  • thwite
  • tweeded
  • twicet
  • twitchet
  • twite
  • twitted
  • wecht
  • weedicide
  • weet
  • weeted
  • weewee
  • weeweed
  • whid
  • whidded
  • whited
  • whiteweed
  • wich
  • wied
  • witched
  • witchweed
  • wite
  • wited
  • withe
  • withed
  • witted

*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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