Spelling Bee Answers for Saturday, August 03, 2024
Aug 03, 2024, Saturday Spelling Bee Answers for the O, A, N, I, C, L, V honeycomb (center letter V) feature 28 words, a 151-point total, 2 Pangrams (0 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 9-letter longest word: CONVIVIAL.
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Saturday, August 3, 2024 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights
A closer look at this NYT puzzle difficulty, word patterns, scoring, and solve time.
Difficulty
6/10
Hard56th percentile
Avg Word Length
5.64
Typical lengthAll-time avg: 5.4
Rarity
69/100
RareRarer than 69% of puzzles
Avg Solve Time
27 minutes
Quicker than usualTo reach Genius
2LL
12
Few pairsUnique two-letter openings
Bingo Status
No
Missing: IAll 7 letters start at least 1 word
GN4L
14
words to GeniusGN4L OTN
Yes
Exact 106 ptsVowel Split
46%
Vowel-heavy puzzle72 vowels · 86 consonants
Score Milestones
- 0%Beginner0 PTS
- 5%Good Start8 PTS
- 15%Moving Up23 PTS
- 25%Good38 PTS
- 40%Solid60 PTS
- 50%Nice76 PTS
- 60%Great91 PTS
- 65%Amazing98 PTS
- 70%Genius106 PTS
- 100%Queen Bee151 PTS
Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers
Here is the complete list of 28 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Saturday, August 3, 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.
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9-Letter Words 1 word
8-Letter Words 4 words
7-Letter Words 4 words
6-Letter Words 1 word
5-Letter Words 11 words
4-Letter Words 7 words
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Word Length Distribution
Share of 28 answers at each word length.
Letter Coverage
Share of 28 words using each hive letter.
Points by Length
Total points available at each word length.
Letter Frequency Distribution
Share of 28 words starting with each letter.
How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?
- Today’s score of 151 ranks in the 27th percentile among all puzzles.
- The last time a score this low appeared was on 2024-08-02.
- The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
- The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
- With 28 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 13th percentile overall.
- The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2024-08-02.
- 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 about average.
- The letter set in this puzzle is considered Medium, compared to typical puzzles.
- Puzzles with similar letter rarity last appeared on 2024-08-02.
- The estimated solve time of 23–31 min is faster 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*:
- alcavala
- alvia
- alvin
- alvina
- anniv
- anova
- aval
- avalon
- avania
- avionic
- caciocavallo
- callovian
- calvin
- calvinian
- canavalin
- caval
- cavalla
- cavin
- cavina
- clava
- clavacin
- claval
- clavi
- claviol
- clavola
- clival
- clivia
- concanavalin
- convival
- covin
- incavo
- incivil
- ivan
- lavalava
- lavic
- lavinia
- livian
- livonian
- lvov
- nival
- noncivilian
- nonconvivial
- nonnaval
- nonvocalic
- nonvolcanic
- novalia
- novcic
- novial
- novillo
- novo
- novocain
- oliva
- olivia
- olivil
- olivinic
- ollav
- ovoli
- ovolo
- ovonic
- vaccina
- vaccinal
- vaccinia
- vaccinial
- vacciniola
- vail
- vali
- valonia
- valva
- valval
- vanillic
- vanillon
- vannic
- vicianin
- vicilin
- vicinal
- vila
- vili
- viliaco
- vill
- villan
- villancico
- villanova
- villanovan
- villi
- vina
- vinal
- vinalia
- vinca
- vinic
- vino
- violan
- violanin
- violon
- viva
- vivian
- vocalion
- volcan
- volcanalia
- volcanian
- volva
*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.