Spelling Bee Answers for Saturday, August 10, 2024
Aug 10, 2024, Saturday Spelling Bee Answers for the T, C, N, I, H, K, E honeycomb (center letter E) feature 56 words, a 272-point total, 3 Pangrams (2 Perfect Pangrams perfect), and the 11-letter longest word: KITCHENETTE.
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Saturday, August 10, 2024 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights
A closer look at this NYT puzzle difficulty, word patterns, scoring, and solve time.
Difficulty
9/10
Very Hard85th percentile
Avg Word Length
5.50
Typical lengthAll-time avg: 5.4
Rarity
84/100
Very RareRarer than 84% of puzzles
Avg Solve Time
62 minutes
Longer than usualTo reach Genius
2LL
16
Typical spreadUnique two-letter openings
Bingo Status
Yes
All 7 coveredAll 7 letters start at least 1 word
GN4L
25
words to GeniusGN4L OTN
Yes
Exact 190 ptsVowel Split
40%
Balanced mix122 vowels · 186 consonants
Score Milestones
- 0%Beginner0 PTS
- 5%Good Start14 PTS
- 15%Moving Up41 PTS
- 25%Good68 PTS
- 40%Solid109 PTS
- 50%Nice136 PTS
- 60%Great163 PTS
- 65%Amazing177 PTS
- 70%Genius190 PTS
- 100%Queen Bee272 PTS
Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers
Here is the complete list of 56 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Saturday, August 10, 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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Complete Answers
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11-Letter Words 1 word
10-Letter Words 1 word
9-Letter Words 2 words
8-Letter Words 1 word
7-Letter Words 7 words
6-Letter Words 11 words
5-Letter Words 14 words
4-Letter Words 19 words
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Word Length Distribution
Share of 56 answers at each word length.
Letter Coverage
Share of 56 words using each hive letter.
Points by Length
Total points available at each word length.
Letter Frequency Distribution
Share of 56 words starting with each letter.
How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?
- Today’s score of 272 ranks in the 82nd percentile among all puzzles.
- The last time a score this low appeared was on 2024-08-09.
- The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
- The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
- With 56 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 82nd percentile overall.
- The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2024-08-09.
- 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 Very 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 2024-08-09.
- The estimated solve time of 53–71 min is slower than typical puzzles.
- Players can expect a grind-heavy solving experience.
Other Dictionary Words Not on This Puzzle's Official List
Wondering why these words aren't on the official list*:
- cene
- cete
- cetene
- ceti
- cetin
- chechehet
- chechen
- chee
- cheki
- chen
- chenet
- chet
- cheth
- chickee
- chien
- chikee
- chine
- chinee
- chithe
- cine
- citee
- ctene
- ctenii
- ecce
- echini
- echinite
- echt
- ectene
- ektene
- enceinte
- enki
- enniche
- enthetic
- ethene
- ethenic
- ethine
- etic
- hehe
- hein
- heitiki
- hennin
- hent
- heth
- hettie
- hicket
- hine
- hithe
- hittite
- iceni
- ichnite
- ieee
- inken
- inne
- intice
- intine
- keck
- keech
- keek
- keet
- keith
- kekchi
- kench
- kenn
- kennet
- kenneth
- kent
- ketene
- ketine
- khet
- kheth
- kickee
- kiekie
- kike
- kine
- kinetin
- kitchenet
- kithe
- kittie
- neet
- nete
- neth
- neti
- nett
- nettie
- nicene
- nickie
- nike
- nitchie
- techne
- technic
- teck
- tectite
- teenie
- teet
- teetee
- tehee
- tekke
- tekken
- tektite
- tektitic
- tench
- tenent
- teniente
- tenne
- tetch
- teth
- theek
- thein
- theine
- thetch
- thetic
- thetine
- thicke
- thickneck
- tice
- tien
- tike
- tinnen
- tinnient
- tite
- tittie
*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.