Spelling Bee Answers for Thursday, August 01, 2024

Aug 01, 2024, Thursday Spelling Bee Answers for the F, N, L, I, G, O, P honeycomb (center letter P) feature 54 words, a 298-point total, 2 Pangrams (0 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 12-letter longest word: FLIPFLOPPING.

Spelling Bee hive for August 1, 2024 with center letter P and surrounding letters F,N,L,I,G and O

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Thursday, August 1, 2024 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights

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

Difficulty

8/10

Hard

82nd percentile

Avg Word Length

6.15

Typical length

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

77/100

Very Rare

Rarer than 77% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

52 minutes

Longer than usual

To reach Genius

2LL

11

Few pairs

Unique two-letter openings

Bingo Status

No

Missing: I

All 7 letters start at least 1 word

GN4L

26

words to Genius
1×12L2×9L7×8L16×7L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 209 pts
26 words1×12L2×9L7×8L14×7L1×6L1×5L

Vowel Split

35%

Consonant-heavy puzzle

115 vowels · 217 consonants

Score Milestones

  • 0%Beginner0 PTS
  • 5%Good Start15 PTS
  • 15%Moving Up45 PTS
  • 25%Good75 PTS
  • 40%Solid119 PTS
  • 50%Nice149 PTS
  • 60%Great179 PTS
  • 65%Amazing194 PTS
  • 70%Genius209 PTS
  • 100%Queen Bee298 PTS

Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Here is the complete list of 54 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Thursday, August 1, 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

P
57%
L
17%
F
13%

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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

9-Letter Words 2 words

8-Letter Words 7 words

6-Letter Words 10 words

5-Letter Words 2 words

4-Letter Words 16 words

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Word Length Distribution

16 words
4L
16
2 words
5L
2
10 words
6L
10
16 words
7L
16
7 words (Pangram)
8L
7
2 words
9L
2
1 word (Pangram)
12L
1

Share of 54 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

P
54 words
100%
I
40 words
74%
O
38 words
70%
L
34 words
63%
N
34 words
63%
G
33 words
61%
F
9 words
17%

Share of 54 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

16 pts
16
4L
10 pts
10
5L
60 pts
60
6L
112 pts
112
7L
63 pts (Pangram)
63
8L
18 pts
18
9L
19 pts (Pangram)
19
12L

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

P
3157%
L
917%
F
713%
G
47%
O
24%
N
12%

Share of 54 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

  • Today’s score of 298 ranks in the 89th percentile among all puzzles.
  • The last time a score this low appeared was on 2024-07-31.
  • The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
  • The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
  • With 54 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 78th percentile overall.
  • The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2024-07-31.
  • 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 Low, compared to typical puzzles.
  • Puzzles with similar letter rarity last appeared on 2024-07-31.
  • The estimated solve time of 44–60 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*:

  • filipino
  • filippi
  • filliping
  • finnip
  • fliping
  • fopling
  • gipping
  • gippo
  • gollop
  • golp
  • ipil
  • lipin
  • ningpo
  • nippling
  • nippon
  • noop
  • oping
  • piff
  • pigg
  • piggin
  • pigling
  • pignoli
  • piing
  • pili
  • pilin
  • pilon
  • pingo
  • pino
  • pinon
  • pion
  • pipi
  • pipil
  • pipping
  • pogonion
  • pogonip
  • polloi
  • ponging
  • pongo
  • poon
  • poppling

*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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