Spelling Bee Answers for Monday, August 19, 2024

Aug 19, 2024, Monday Spelling Bee Answers for the Y, A, T, P, O, R, H honeycomb (center letter H) feature 40 words, a 172-point total, 1 Pangram (1 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 9-letter longest word: HORTATORY.

Spelling Bee hive for August 19, 2024 with center letter H and surrounding letters Y,A,T,P,O and R

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Monday, August 19, 2024 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights

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

Difficulty

4/10

Medium

42nd percentile

Avg Word Length

5.17

Short words

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

47/100

Uncommon

Rarer than 47% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

33 minutes

Quicker than usual

To reach Genius

2LL

16

Typical spread

Unique two-letter openings

Bingo Status

No

Missing: R

All 7 letters start at least 1 word

GN4L

19

words to Genius
1×9L4×7L9×6L5×5L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 120 pts
19 words1×9L4×7L6×6L8×5L

Vowel Split

36%

Consonant-heavy puzzle

75 vowels · 132 consonants

Score Milestones

  • 0%Beginner0 PTS
  • 5%Good Start9 PTS
  • 15%Moving Up26 PTS
  • 25%Good43 PTS
  • 40%Solid69 PTS
  • 50%Nice86 PTS
  • 60%Great103 PTS
  • 65%Amazing112 PTS
  • 70%Genius120 PTS
  • 100%Queen Bee172 PTS

Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Here is the complete list of 40 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Monday, August 19, 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

H
48%
T
20%
P
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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9-Letter Words 1 word

7-Letter Words 4 words

6-Letter Words 9 words

5-Letter Words 12 words

4-Letter Words 14 words

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Word Length Distribution

14 words
4L
14
12 words
5L
12
9 words
6L
9
4 words (Pangram)
7L
4
1 word
9L
1

Share of 40 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

H
40 words
100%
A
27 words
68%
O
27 words
68%
T
22 words
55%
R
20 words
50%
P
16 words
40%
Y
16 words
40%

Share of 40 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

14 pts
14
4L
60 pts
60
5L
54 pts
54
6L
35 pts (Pangram)
35
7L
9 pts
9
9L

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

H
1948%
T
820%
P
615%
A
410%
Y
25%
O
13%

Share of 40 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

  • Today’s score of 172 ranks in the 38th percentile among all puzzles.
  • The last time a score this low appeared was on 2024-08-18.
  • The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
  • The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
  • With 40 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 41st percentile overall.
  • The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2024-08-18.
  • 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 2024-08-18.
  • The estimated solve time of 28–38 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*:

  • aortopathy
  • aortorrhaphy
  • aphra
  • aphtha
  • arapaho
  • arhar
  • aroph
  • arrah
  • arrha
  • artha
  • arthra
  • arthropathy
  • ayah
  • haar
  • haha
  • haphtara
  • haphtarah
  • haphtarot
  • haphtaroth
  • haptor
  • harr
  • hathor
  • hatt
  • hatty
  • haya
  • hoopoo
  • hooroo
  • hooty
  • hoppo
  • horah
  • horary
  • horry
  • hory
  • hoya
  • hypha
  • hypophora
  • hypoth
  • hypotrophy
  • ohoy
  • opah
  • ortho
  • orthopathy
  • orthotropy
  • otopathy
  • paha
  • paho
  • paraph
  • pathy
  • phar
  • pharo
  • phoh
  • phoo
  • phot
  • phototroph
  • phototrophy
  • phototropy
  • phototypy
  • phpht
  • phratry
  • phthor
  • phytophthora
  • poha
  • porphyry
  • pottah
  • prototroph
  • prototrophy
  • pyrrha
  • rath
  • rayah
  • rhyta
  • taha
  • taharah
  • tahr
  • tath
  • tathata
  • thar
  • thoo
  • thor
  • thoro
  • thorp
  • thort
  • thrap
  • thro
  • toho
  • toph
  • toroth
  • yarpha
  • yarth
  • yoho

*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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