September 26, 2024, Thursday

Spelling Bee Answers for Thursday, September 26, 2024

Sep 26, 2024, Thursday Spelling Bee Answers for the D, V, U, N, L, I, A honeycomb (center letter A) feature 46 words, a 186-point total, 1 Pangram (0 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 10-letter longest word: INDIVIDUAL.

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Spelling Bee hive for September 26, 2024 with center letter A and surrounding letters D,V,U,N,L and I

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Thursday, September 26, 2024 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights

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

Difficulty

3/10

Medium

27th percentile

Avg Word Length

5.13

Short words

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

17/100

Common

Rarer than 17% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

38 minutes

Typical solve

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

1×10L2×8L3×7L8×6L6×5L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 130 pts

20 words1×10L2×8L3×7L6×6L8×5L

Vowel Split

47%

Vowel-heavy puzzle

111 vowels · 125 consonants

Score Milestones

0%Beginner0 PTS
5%Good Start9 PTS
15%Moving Up28 PTS
25%Good47 PTS
40%Solid74 PTS
50%Nice93 PTS
60%Great112 PTS
65%Amazing121 PTS
70%Genius130 PTS
100%Queen Bee186 PTS

Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Here is the complete list of 46 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Thursday, September 26, 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

22%

20%

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Puzzle Letters

Previous2024-09-25

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Pangrams

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The Center letter is highlighted in Yellow.

Other days with this pangram

2025-10-27(D)2023-02-18(N)

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Word Length Distribution

19 words

13 words

8 words

3 words

2 words

1 word (Pangram)

10L

Share of 46 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

46 words

100%

37 words

80%

30 words

65%

26 words

57%

22 words

48%

17 words

37%

15 words

33%

Share of 46 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

19 pts

65 pts

48 pts

21 pts

16 pts

17 pts (Pangram)

10L

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

1022%

920%

613%

49%

37%

Share of 46 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

Today’s score of 186 ranks in the 45th percentile among all puzzles.
The last time a score this low appeared was on 2024-09-24.
The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
With 46 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 57th percentile overall.
The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2024-09-25.
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 2024-09-22.
The estimated solve time of 32–44 min is comparable 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*:

aalii
adad
adai
adda
addn
addnl
addu
adin
adlai
ainu
aladdin
alai
alain
alala
alalia
alan
aland
alani
alanin
alaunian
alia
alida
alidad
allan
alluvia
alnuin
alula
alvia
alvin
alvina
anan
anana
ananda
anaudia
anda
andi
anil
anilid
aniliid
anilin
anna
anniv
audad
audial
audian
aula
auld
avadana
aval
avania
avidin
dada
dadu
dail
dain
daiva
dali
dana
danaan
danaid
dand
danda
dani
danian
daud
daunii
david
davidian
dialin
diana
didna
diluvia
diluvial
diluvian
dividual
duad
duala
dualin
duan
dulia
dunal
dvandva
idalian
ilia
iliad
ilial
ilian
illanun
illuvia
illuvial
indan
india
indian
indiana
indianan
indianian
individua
induna
induvial
inia
inial
inula
invidia
ivan
ladin
lall
lana
landau
lanuvian
lauan
laudian
laulau
laund
lavalava
lavandin
lavinia
liana
lida
lidia
lila
lilian
lina
linda
livian
ludian
lula
lulav
lullian
luluai
lunda
luvian
naid
nain
nanda
nandi
nandina
nandu
navaid
niall
nidal
nidana
nina
niuan
nival
nundinal
udal
uinal
ulan
ulnad
ulua
ulva
ulvan
unadd
unai
unal
unau
unavian
undividual
unindividual
uninlaid
unnail
unvain
unvalid
uvala
vaad
vail
vali
valva
valval
valvula
vanda
viand
vidian
vidual
vila
villan
vina
vinal
vinalia
vinland
viuva
viva
vivda
vivian

*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.