Spelling Bee Answers for Sunday, July 14, 2024

Jul 14, 2024, Sunday Spelling Bee Answers for the C, E, I, J, N, O, T honeycomb (center letter I) feature 51 words, a 309-point total, 2 Pangrams (0 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 12-letter longest word: INCONTINENCE.

Spelling Bee hive for July 14, 2024 with center letter I and surrounding letters C,E,J,N,O and T

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Sunday, July 14, 2024 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights

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

Difficulty

8/10

Hard

76th percentile

Avg Word Length

6.43

Long words

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

66/100

Rare

Rarer than 66% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

49 minutes

Longer than usual

To reach Genius

2LL

15

Typical spread

Unique two-letter openings

Bingo Status

Yes

All 7 covered

All 7 letters start at least 1 word

GN4L

25

words to Genius
1×12L1×11L4×10L4×9L6×8L3×7L6×6L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 216 pts
25 words1×12L1×11L4×10L4×9L6×8L3×7L4×6L2×5L

Vowel Split

45%

Balanced mix

146 vowels · 182 consonants

Score Milestones

  • 0%Beginner0 PTS
  • 5%Good Start15 PTS
  • 15%Moving Up46 PTS
  • 25%Good77 PTS
  • 40%Solid124 PTS
  • 50%Nice155 PTS
  • 60%Great185 PTS
  • 65%Amazing201 PTS
  • 70%Genius216 PTS
  • 100%Queen Bee309 PTS

Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Here is the complete list of 51 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Sunday, July 14, 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

I
29%
C
25%
N
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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12-Letter Words 1 word

11-Letter Words 1 word

10-Letter Words 4 words

9-Letter Words 4 words

8-Letter Words 6 words

7-Letter Words 3 words

6-Letter Words 11 words

5-Letter Words 10 words

4-Letter Words 11 words

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Word Length Distribution

11 words
4L
11
10 words
5L
10
11 words
6L
11
3 words
7L
3
6 words (Pangram)
8L
6
4 words (Pangram)
9L
4
4 words
10L
4
1 word
11L
1
1 word
12L
1

Share of 51 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

I
51 words
100%
N
48 words
94%
O
35 words
69%
T
34 words
67%
C
32 words
63%
E
32 words
63%
J
10 words
20%

Share of 51 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

11 pts
11
4L
50 pts
50
5L
66 pts
66
6L
21 pts
21
7L
55 pts (Pangram)
55
8L
43 pts (Pangram)
43
9L
40 pts
40
10L
11 pts
11
11L
12 pts
12
12L

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

I
1529%
C
1325%
N
816%
T
714%
J
48%
E
36%
O
12%

Share of 51 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

  • Today’s score of 309 ranks in the 92nd percentile among all puzzles.
  • The last time a score this low appeared was on 2024-07-13.
  • The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
  • The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
  • With 51 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 72nd percentile overall.
  • The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2024-07-13.
  • 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 2024-07-11.
  • The estimated solve time of 42–56 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*:

  • ccitt
  • ceti
  • cetin
  • ciconine
  • cincinni
  • cinct
  • cine
  • cion
  • citee
  • cnicin
  • coccic
  • coconino
  • coction
  • coit
  • coition
  • cojoin
  • concetti
  • coneine
  • coni
  • coniceine
  • conicine
  • coniine
  • conine
  • conite
  • connie
  • conticent
  • coonjine
  • coontie
  • ctenii
  • enceinte
  • entonic
  • entotic
  • etic
  • iceni
  • ictic
  • ieee
  • inconcoct
  • inconcoction
  • inconnection
  • inion
  • init
  • inition
  • injoin
  • injoint
  • inne
  • inti
  • intice
  • intinction
  • intine
  • ione
  • ioni
  • ionone
  • jenine
  • jennie
  • jinnee
  • jiti
  • joie
  • joni
  • neotenic
  • neti
  • nettie
  • nicene
  • nici
  • nicotic
  • nicotin
  • nicotinic
  • ninon
  • niton
  • noetic
  • noint
  • nonconnection
  • noncontention
  • nonejection
  • nonic
  • nonintent
  • nonintention
  • nonion
  • nonionic
  • nontonic
  • octic
  • octoic
  • octonion
  • oeci
  • oenin
  • oint
  • oncotic
  • onionet
  • ontic
  • otic
  • otitic
  • otoconite
  • tectite
  • teenie
  • teniente
  • tenino
  • tice
  • tien
  • tiento
  • tinc
  • tinction
  • tinnen
  • tinnient
  • tite
  • titi
  • tittie
  • toit
  • toitoi
  • tonetic
  • tonite
  • totient
  • tottie

*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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