Spelling Bee Answers for Tuesday, September 17, 2024
Sep 17, 2024, Tuesday Spelling Bee Answers for the A, K, C, B, D, R, O honeycomb (center letter O) feature 57 words, a 230-point total, 3 Pangrams (0 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 9-letter longest word: BACKBOARD, CARDBOARD, CORKBOARD.
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Tuesday, September 17, 2024 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights
A closer look at this NYT puzzle difficulty, word patterns, scoring, and solve time.
Difficulty
5/10
Medium51st percentile
Avg Word Length
5.09
Short wordsAll-time avg: 5.4
Rarity
43/100
UncommonRarer than 43% of puzzles
Avg Solve Time
47 minutes
Longer than usualTo reach Genius
2LL
17
Typical spreadUnique two-letter openings
Bingo Status
Yes
All 7 coveredAll 7 letters start at least 1 word
GN4L
22
words to GeniusGN4L OTN
Yes
Exact 161 ptsVowel Split
43%
Balanced mix125 vowels · 165 consonants
Score Milestones
- 0%Beginner0 PTS
- 5%Good Start12 PTS
- 15%Moving Up35 PTS
- 25%Good58 PTS
- 40%Solid92 PTS
- 50%Nice115 PTS
- 60%Great138 PTS
- 65%Amazing150 PTS
- 70%Genius161 PTS
- 100%Queen Bee230 PTS
Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers
Here is the complete list of 57 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Tuesday, September 17, 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 3 words
8-Letter Words 4 words
6-Letter Words 8 words
5-Letter Words 15 words
4-Letter Words 27 words
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Word Length Distribution
Share of 57 answers at each word length.
Letter Coverage
Share of 57 words using each hive letter.
Points by Length
Total points available at each word length.
Letter Frequency Distribution
Share of 57 words starting with each letter.
How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?
- Today’s score of 230 ranks in the 66th percentile among all puzzles.
- The last time a score this low appeared was on 2024-09-16.
- The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
- The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
- With 57 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 84th percentile overall.
- The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2024-09-16.
- 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 Medium, compared to typical puzzles.
- Puzzles with similar letter rarity last appeared on 2024-09-13.
- The estimated solve time of 40–54 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*:
- aborad
- abord
- abrood
- abrook
- acock
- acrook
- akaroa
- arado
- ararao
- araroba
- aroar
- arroba
- babcock
- baboo
- barabora
- barcoo
- bardo
- barocco
- baroco
- baroko
- barrabora
- bobac
- bobo
- boca
- bocardo
- bocca
- bodo
- bodock
- boko
- boobook
- bookboard
- bora
- borak
- bord
- bordar
- boro
- bororo
- brob
- brocard
- brock
- brod
- broo
- cabob
- cabook
- caddo
- caoba
- carabao
- caraco
- caracoa
- caracora
- caradoc
- carbo
- carbora
- carbro
- cardo
- caro
- caroa
- coak
- coarb
- cobb
- cobbra
- cocco
- coco
- codo
- coocoo
- cora
- cordoba
- coroado
- corr
- cradock
- crocard
- crockard
- crookback
- daddock
- dado
- doab
- dobra
- dodd
- doddard
- doko
- doob
- doodab
- dook
- dora
- dorab
- dorad
- dorr
- draco
- droob
- karo
- karoo
- karroo
- kobo
- koda
- kodak
- kodkod
- kokako
- koko
- kokra
- koodoo
- kooka
- kora
- koroa
- kroo
- okro
- oord
- orad
- ordo
- orra
- rackboard
- raob
- roadbook
- roak
- rodd
- roka
- roorback
*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.