Spelling Bee Answers for Tuesday, October 01, 2024

Oct 01, 2024, Tuesday Spelling Bee Answers for the I, C, T, L, E, O, V honeycomb (center letter I) feature 48 words, a 206-point total, 1 Pangram (0 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 10-letter longest word: COLLECTIVE.

Spelling Bee hive for October 1, 2024 with center letter I and surrounding letters C,T,L,E,O and V

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Tuesday, October 1, 2024 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights

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

Difficulty

5/10

Medium

47th percentile

Avg Word Length

5.21

Short words

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

41/100

Uncommon

Rarer than 41% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

40 minutes

Typical solve

To reach Genius

2LL

16

Typical spread

Unique two-letter openings

Bingo Status

Yes

All 7 covered

All 7 letters start at least 1 word

GN4L

22

words to Genius
1×10L3×8L2×7L9×6L7×5L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 144 pts
22 words1×10L3×8L2×7L9×6L7×5L

Vowel Split

48%

Vowel-heavy puzzle

119 vowels · 131 consonants

Score Milestones

  • 0%Beginner0 PTS
  • 5%Good Start10 PTS
  • 15%Moving Up31 PTS
  • 25%Good52 PTS
  • 40%Solid82 PTS
  • 50%Nice103 PTS
  • 60%Great124 PTS
  • 65%Amazing134 PTS
  • 70%Genius144 PTS
  • 100%Queen Bee206 PTS

Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Here is the complete list of 48 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Tuesday, October 1, 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

C
23%
T
19%
V
17%

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Puzzle Letters

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Pangrams

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The Center letter is highlighted in Yellow.

Complete Answers

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10-Letter Words 1 word

8-Letter Words 3 words

7-Letter Words 2 words

6-Letter Words 9 words

4-Letter Words 17 words

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Word Length Distribution

17 words
4L
17
16 words
5L
16
9 words
6L
9
2 words
7L
2
3 words
8L
3
1 word (Pangram)
10L
1

Share of 48 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

I
48 words
100%
L
38 words
79%
E
34 words
71%
T
26 words
54%
C
24 words
50%
O
20 words
42%
V
18 words
38%

Share of 48 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

17 pts
17
4L
80 pts
80
5L
54 pts
54
6L
14 pts
14
7L
24 pts
24
8L
17 pts (Pangram)
17
10L

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

C
1123%
T
919%
V
817%
E
715%
L
715%
O
48%
I
24%

Share of 48 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

  • Today’s score of 206 ranks in the 55th percentile among all puzzles.
  • The last time a score this low appeared was on 2024-09-30.
  • The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
  • The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
  • With 48 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 64th percentile overall.
  • The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2024-09-29.
  • 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 2024-09-30.
  • The estimated solve time of 34–46 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*:

  • ccitt
  • cecil
  • cecile
  • ceil
  • cellite
  • celtic
  • ceti
  • cilice
  • cill
  • citee
  • citole
  • cive
  • civie
  • cleveite
  • clio
  • clit
  • clitic
  • clive
  • cloit
  • clootie
  • coccic
  • coccolite
  • coctile
  • coit
  • coletit
  • coli
  • colitic
  • colocolic
  • cololite
  • colville
  • coolie
  • covellite
  • coviello
  • eleolite
  • eliot
  • ellice
  • elliot
  • elliott
  • etic
  • etoile
  • evite
  • ictic
  • ieee
  • ileocolic
  • illite
  • illitic
  • ilot
  • iolite
  • itll
  • lettic
  • lettice
  • levi
  • levite
  • lieve
  • lile
  • lill
  • litotic
  • loli
  • looie
  • lootie
  • loti
  • lotic
  • lottie
  • ocelli
  • ocotillo
  • octic
  • octile
  • octoic
  • oeci
  • oillet
  • olivet
  • olivette
  • olivil
  • olivile
  • oolite
  • oolitic
  • otic
  • otitic
  • otolite
  • otolitic
  • ovicell
  • ovoli
  • tectite
  • teil
  • telei
  • teli
  • telic
  • teloi
  • tice
  • tillet
  • tillite
  • tite
  • titi
  • titivil
  • tittie
  • tivoli
  • toit
  • toitoi
  • toivel
  • tolite
  • totitive
  • tottie
  • velic
  • vetitive
  • vielle
  • vili
  • vill
  • ville
  • villi
  • violette
  • vite
  • vitellicle
  • viti
  • vittle
  • vive
  • vlei
  • voicelet
  • volitive
  • volti

*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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