September 7, 2024, Saturday

Spelling Bee Answers for Saturday, September 07, 2024

Sep 07, 2024, Saturday Spelling Bee Answers for the I, A, O, M, B, N, T honeycomb (center letter I) feature 55 words, a 301-point total, 2 Pangrams (0 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 11-letter longest word: ABOMINATION.

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Spelling Bee hive for September 7, 2024 with center letter I and surrounding letters A,O,M,B,N and T

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Saturday, September 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

51st percentile

Avg Word Length

5.98

Typical length

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

25/100

Uncommon

Rarer than 25% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

45 minutes

Longer than usual

To reach Genius

2LL

Typical spread

Unique two-letter openings

Bingo Status

Yes

All 7 covered

All 7 letters start at least 1 word

GN4L

words to Genius

1×11L5×10L3×9L3×8L1×7L13×6L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 211 pts

26 words1×11L5×10L3×9L3×8L1×7L13×6L

Vowel Split

50%

Vowel-heavy puzzle

165 vowels · 164 consonants

Score Milestones

0%Beginner0 PTS
5%Good Start15 PTS
15%Moving Up45 PTS
25%Good75 PTS
40%Solid120 PTS
50%Nice151 PTS
60%Great181 PTS
65%Amazing196 PTS
70%Genius211 PTS
100%Queen Bee301 PTS

Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Here is the complete list of 55 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Saturday, September 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

24%

22%

16%

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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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2023-06-13(M)

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Word Length Distribution

14 words

1 word

3 words (Pangram)

3 words

5 words

10L

1 word (Pangram)

11L

Share of 55 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

55 words

100%

41 words

75%

38 words

69%

36 words

65%

31 words

56%

30 words

55%

14 words

25%

Share of 55 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

14 pts

70 pts

84 pts

7 pts

31 pts (Pangram)

27 pts

50 pts

10L

18 pts (Pangram)

11L

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

1324%

1222%

916%

713%

59%

47%

Share of 55 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

Today’s score of 301 ranks in the 90th percentile among all puzzles.
The last time a score this low appeared was on 2024-09-06.
The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
With 55 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 80th percentile overall.
The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2024-09-06.
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 2024-09-05.
The estimated solve time of 38–52 min is slower 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*:

abib
abit
abitibi
ainoi
aint
aion
aition
amain
amanita
amanitin
amati
amboina
amia
amimia
amin
amination
amini
amit
ammino
ammoniation
amnia
amnion
amotion
anamnia
animato
anita
annomination
anoia
anomia
anotia
antiatom
antibiont
antiman
antinomian
antonia
antonina
antoniniani
antonio
aonian
atonia
attaint
babbit
babbitt
babbittian
babi
babion
bain
bambini
bambino
bani
bania
banian
bannition
batino
batitinan
bibation
bibb
bibi
bima
bimbo
bimini
bination
bini
binit
binman
binna
bino
bint
bion
biont
bito
bitt
boation
boii
bombination
bomi
boni
bonita
bononian
iban
ibota
iman
imbat
imbibition
imino
imitant
immanation
immit
inanimation
inanition
inia
inion
init
inition
innominata
inti
intima
intomb
ioni
ionian
itmo
itonama
itonia
maia
maimon
mammati
mammoni
manati
manation
mani
manini
manito
manitoba
manitoban
mannitan
matai
matin
miami
mian
miao
mima
mimi
mimiambi
mimmation
mina
minimi
mino
minoan
minot
mintman
miombo
mitanni
mitannian
moio
moit
mombin
monition
monotint
montanin
naiant
naib
naim
nain
naio
nanaimo
naoi
naomi
natation
nibbana
nimb
nina
ninon
niton
nitta
noint
nomina
nomoi
nonamino
nonanimation
nonimitation
nonion
nonmotion
nonnomination
nontannin
notitia
obia
oinomania
oint
omani
omni
omniana
oniomania
onomantia
onomatomania
oobit
oomantia
otiant
otomi
otomian
tabi
tain
tainan
taino
tait
tania
tannaim
taotai
timbo
timon
timonian
tina
tinman
tinta
tionontati
titania
titanian
titbit
titi
titian
titman
toit
toitoi
tomia
tomin
tomomania
tonation

*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.