October 11, 2024, Friday

Spelling Bee Answers for Friday, October 11, 2024

Oct 11, 2024, Friday Spelling Bee Answers for the T, A, O, M, R, N, D honeycomb (center letter M) feature 58 words, a 254-point total, 2 Pangrams (2 Perfect Pangrams perfect), and the 9-letter longest word: MONODRAMA, NONRANDOM.

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Spelling Bee hive for October 11, 2024 with center letter M and surrounding letters T,A,O,R,N and D

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Friday, October 11, 2024 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights

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

Difficulty

8/10

Hard

79th percentile

Avg Word Length

5.22

Short words

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

77/100

Very Rare

Rarer than 77% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

56 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

2×9L7×7L12×6L5×5L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 178 pts

26 words2×9L7×7L12×6L5×5L

Vowel Split

40%

Balanced mix

121 vowels · 182 consonants

Score Milestones

0%Beginner0 PTS
5%Good Start13 PTS
15%Moving Up38 PTS
25%Good64 PTS
40%Solid102 PTS
50%Nice127 PTS
60%Great152 PTS
65%Amazing165 PTS
70%Genius178 PTS
100%Queen Bee254 PTS

Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Here is the complete list of 58 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Friday, October 11, 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

55%

14%

12%

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Puzzle Letters

Previous2024-10-10

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Pangrams

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The Center letter is highlighted in Yellow.

Other days with this pangram

2026-08-24(N)

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Word Length Distribution

21 words

16 words

12 words

7 words (Pangram)

2 words

Share of 58 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

58 words

100%

44 words

76%

41 words

71%

32 words

55%

27 words

47%

24 words

41%

19 words

33%

Share of 58 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

21 pts

80 pts

72 pts

63 pts (Pangram)

18 pts

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

3255%

814%

712%

59%

35%

23%

12%

Share of 58 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

Today’s score of 254 ranks in the 75th percentile among all puzzles.
The last time a score this low appeared was on 2024-10-10.
The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
With 58 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 86th percentile overall.
The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2024-10-10.
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 Hard puzzles, based on overall difficulty scoring.
Compared to recent puzzles, today’s challenge is harder than average.
The letter set in this puzzle is considered Low, compared to typical puzzles.
Puzzles with similar letter rarity last appeared on 2024-10-10.
The estimated solve time of 48–64 min is slower than typical puzzles.
Players can expect a challenging solving experience.

Other Dictionary Words Not on This Puzzle's Official List

Wondering why these words aren't on the official list*:

adam
adamantoma
adatom
addoom
amadan
amanda
amant
amar
amara
amarant
amarna
amdt
amma
amman
ammono
amor
amora
amort
amra
amtman
anadrom
anam
anatman
andaman
annam
anomodont
antdom
armado
aromata
ataman
atma
atman
atmo
dama
daman
damar
damara
dammar
dammara
damon
dartmoor
dodman
dodoma
dromon
dromond
maar
maat
mado
madonna
madrona
madrono
madtom
mammondom
mamo
mana
manana
mand
mandan
mandar
mandator
mandom
mandora
mann
mannan
mano
manroot
manto
manton
mantram
maomao
maormor
mara
maranao
maranon
maranta
maror
marram
marrano
marron
marrot
matamata
matar
matara
matman
matra
matt
matta
mdnt
mmmm
momo
mona
monarda
monodon
monodont
mont
montana
montanan
montant
monton
moonman
moonrat
moorman
moorn
mootman
mora
morada
moran
morat
mormaor
mormaordom
mormo
mormon
mormondom
moro
morra
morro
mort
morton
mota
motmot
moton
motordom
motorman
mott
naam
nama
noam
noma
nondormant
nonman
nonnomad
norma
norman
oarman
oddman
odontoma
odoom
oman
omao
omar
ormond
oromo
ortman
radarman
radman
rama
ramadan
raman
ramarama
ramon
ramona
ramoon
roadman
rodman
rodomont
roman
romandom
romano
tama
tamara
tamarao
tamaroa
tammar
tarama
tarman
toma
toman
tomand
tomorn
toom
torma
toromona
trama
tramman
tramontana
tramroad

*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.