Spelling Bee Answers for Wednesday, July 31, 2024

Jul 31, 2024, Wednesday Spelling Bee Answers for the C, E, I, L, M, N, Y honeycomb (center letter E) feature 39 words, a 168-point total, 1 Pangram (0 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 10-letter longest word: INCLEMENCY.

Spelling Bee hive for July 31, 2024 with center letter E and surrounding letters C,I,L,M,N and Y

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Wednesday, July 31, 2024 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights

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

Difficulty

2/10

Easy

21st percentile

Avg Word Length

5.36

Typical length

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

18/100

Common

Rarer than 18% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

27 minutes

Quicker than usual

To reach Genius

2LL

18

Typical spread

Unique two-letter openings

Bingo Status

Yes

All 7 covered

All 7 letters start at least 1 word

GN4L

17

words to Genius
1×10L1×9L4×8L2×7L5×6L4×5L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 118 pts
17 words1×10L1×9L4×8L2×7L1×6L8×5L

Vowel Split

44%

Balanced mix

91 vowels · 118 consonants

Score Milestones

  • 0%Beginner0 PTS
  • 5%Good Start8 PTS
  • 15%Moving Up25 PTS
  • 25%Good42 PTS
  • 40%Solid67 PTS
  • 50%Nice84 PTS
  • 60%Great101 PTS
  • 65%Amazing109 PTS
  • 70%Genius118 PTS
  • 100%Queen Bee168 PTS

Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Here is the complete list of 39 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Wednesday, July 31, 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

M
23%
L
21%
C
15%

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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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10-Letter Words 1 word

9-Letter Words 1 word

8-Letter Words 4 words

7-Letter Words 2 words

6-Letter Words 5 words

5-Letter Words 10 words

4-Letter Words 16 words

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Word Length Distribution

16 words
4L
16
10 words
5L
10
5 words
6L
5
2 words
7L
2
4 words
8L
4
1 word
9L
1
1 word (Pangram)
10L
1

Share of 39 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

E
39 words
100%
I
29 words
74%
L
23 words
59%
N
23 words
59%
C
21 words
54%
M
19 words
49%
Y
10 words
26%

Share of 39 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

16 pts
16
4L
50 pts
50
5L
30 pts
30
6L
14 pts
14
7L
32 pts
32
8L
9 pts
9
9L
17 pts (Pangram)
17
10L

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

M
923%
L
821%
C
615%
I
615%
N
513%
E
410%
Y
13%

Share of 39 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

  • Today’s score of 168 ranks in the 36th percentile among all puzzles.
  • The last time a score this low appeared was on 2024-07-30.
  • The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
  • The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
  • With 39 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 39th percentile overall.
  • The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2024-07-30.
  • 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 Easy 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 Low, compared to typical puzzles.
  • Puzzles with similar letter rarity last appeared on 2024-07-29.
  • The estimated solve time of 23–31 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*:

  • cecil
  • cecile
  • cecily
  • ceil
  • cele
  • celemin
  • cene
  • cilice
  • cine
  • clem
  • clemence
  • cliency
  • cline
  • cyclene
  • cyme
  • cymene
  • ecce
  • eccl
  • eileen
  • elec
  • elem
  • elemi
  • elemicin
  • elemin
  • elle
  • ellen
  • ellice
  • elmy
  • elne
  • elymi
  • emeline
  • emic
  • emil
  • emily
  • emim
  • eminency
  • emmy
  • encl
  • ency
  • encyc
  • encycl
  • encyclic
  • enlimn
  • eyeline
  • eyen
  • eyne
  • iceni
  • ieee
  • imine
  • imminency
  • incle
  • ineye
  • inline
  • inne
  • leme
  • lemel
  • lene
  • lenin
  • lenny
  • licence
  • licencee
  • lienee
  • lienic
  • lile
  • limen
  • limey
  • lineny
  • liney
  • linley
  • linne
  • lycee
  • lycine
  • lynne
  • meece
  • mein
  • meinie
  • meiny
  • mele
  • melene
  • melic
  • meline
  • mell
  • mene
  • micell
  • micelle
  • milice
  • mille
  • millie
  • millieme
  • millile
  • millime
  • milline
  • millmen
  • minie
  • minnie
  • mneme
  • mnemic
  • mycele
  • myeline
  • myelinic
  • neele
  • neem
  • neil
  • nell
  • nellie
  • nelly
  • nicene
  • nielli
  • nile
  • ycie
  • yeelin
  • yelm
  • yemen
  • yemeni
  • yemenic
  • ylem

*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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