Spelling Bee Answers for Wednesday, August 07, 2024

Aug 07, 2024, Wednesday Spelling Bee Answers for the Y, A, T, N, I, R, F honeycomb (center letter F) feature 37 words, a 173-point total, 1 Pangram (0 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 8-letter longest word: AFFINITY, FRITTATA, INFANTRY, INFINITY, RIFFRAFF.

Spelling Bee hive for August 7, 2024 with center letter F and surrounding letters Y,A,T,N,I and R

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Wednesday, August 7, 2024 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights

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

Difficulty

5/10

Medium

53rd percentile

Avg Word Length

5.46

Typical length

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

60/100

Rare

Rarer than 60% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

31 minutes

Quicker than usual

To reach Genius

2LL

13

Few pairs

Unique two-letter openings

Bingo Status

No

Missing: Y

All 7 letters start at least 1 word

GN4L

17

words to Genius
5×8L2×7L10×6L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 121 pts
17 words5×8L2×7L10×6L

Vowel Split

34%

Consonant-heavy puzzle

68 vowels · 134 consonants

Score Milestones

  • 0%Beginner0 PTS
  • 5%Good Start9 PTS
  • 15%Moving Up26 PTS
  • 25%Good43 PTS
  • 40%Solid69 PTS
  • 50%Nice87 PTS
  • 60%Great104 PTS
  • 65%Amazing112 PTS
  • 70%Genius121 PTS
  • 100%Queen Bee173 PTS

Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Here is the complete list of 37 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Wednesday, August 7, 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

F
41%
A
16%
R
16%

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Puzzle Letters

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Pangrams

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The Center letter is highlighted in Yellow.

Complete Answers

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8-Letter Words 5 words

7-Letter Words 2 words

6-Letter Words 10 words

5-Letter Words 8 words

4-Letter Words 12 words

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Word Length Distribution

12 words
4L
12
8 words
5L
8
10 words
6L
10
2 words
7L
2
5 words (Pangram)
8L
5

Share of 37 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

F
37 words
100%
A
30 words
81%
I
27 words
73%
T
22 words
59%
R
21 words
57%
Y
16 words
43%
N
12 words
32%

Share of 37 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

12 pts
12
4L
40 pts
40
5L
60 pts
60
6L
14 pts
14
7L
47 pts (Pangram)
47
8L

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

F
1541%
A
616%
R
616%
I
411%
T
411%
N
25%

Share of 37 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

  • Today’s score of 173 ranks in the 39th percentile among all puzzles.
  • The last time a score this low appeared was on 2024-08-06.
  • The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
  • The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
  • With 37 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 34th percentile overall.
  • The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2024-08-06.
  • 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 Low, compared to typical puzzles.
  • Puzzles with similar letter rarity last appeared on 2024-08-06.
  • The estimated solve time of 26–36 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*:

  • afaint
  • afara
  • affy
  • afrit
  • airify
  • antifat
  • faff
  • faffy
  • fafnir
  • fain
  • fainty
  • fait
  • fana
  • fant
  • fanti
  • fany
  • farfara
  • farrant
  • fianna
  • fiar
  • finary
  • fini
  • finify
  • finitary
  • finity
  • finn
  • finnan
  • finny
  • firn
  • firry
  • firy
  • fitty
  • frary
  • fratry
  • frayn
  • frit
  • fritt
  • ifrit
  • infair
  • infanta
  • infin
  • infinitant
  • infinitary
  • infit
  • infra
  • irfan
  • niff
  • nitrify
  • raff
  • rafty
  • rarify
  • ratafia
  • riffi
  • riffian
  • rifi
  • rifian
  • rifty
  • taffia
  • tafia
  • taft
  • taraf
  • tarrify
  • tiffin
  • tiffy
  • tift
  • yaff

*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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