Spelling Bee Answers for Wednesday, October 16, 2024
Oct 16, 2024, Wednesday Spelling Bee Answers for the C, Y, T, O, U, N, I honeycomb (center letter T) feature 37 words, a 166-point total, 1 Pangram (0 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 10-letter longest word: CONCOCTION, CONTINUITY.
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Wednesday, October 16, 2024 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights
A closer look at this NYT puzzle difficulty, word patterns, scoring, and solve time.
Difficulty
2/10
Easy16th percentile
Avg Word Length
5.43
Typical lengthAll-time avg: 5.4
Rarity
12/100
CommonRarer than 12% of puzzles
Avg Solve Time
25 minutes
Quicker than usualTo reach Genius
2LL
13
Few pairsUnique two-letter openings
Bingo Status
No
Missing: YAll 7 letters start at least 1 word
GN4L
16
words to GeniusGN4L OTN
Yes
Exact 116 ptsVowel Split
40%
Balanced mix80 vowels · 121 consonants
Score Milestones
- 0%Beginner0 PTS
- 5%Good Start8 PTS
- 15%Moving Up25 PTS
- 25%Good42 PTS
- 40%Solid66 PTS
- 50%Nice83 PTS
- 60%Great100 PTS
- 65%Amazing108 PTS
- 70%Genius116 PTS
- 100%Queen Bee166 PTS
Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers
Here is the complete list of 37 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Wednesday, October 16, 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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Complete Answers
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10-Letter Words 2 words
9-Letter Words 1 word
7-Letter Words 5 words
6-Letter Words 6 words
5-Letter Words 9 words
4-Letter Words 14 words
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Word Length Distribution
Share of 37 answers at each word length.
Letter Coverage
Share of 37 words using each hive letter.
Points by Length
Total points available at each word length.
Letter Frequency Distribution
Share of 37 words starting with each letter.
How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?
- Today’s score of 166 ranks in the 35th percentile among all puzzles.
- The last time a score this low appeared was on 2024-10-15.
- The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
- The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
- With 37 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 34th percentile overall.
- The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2024-10-15.
- 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 Easy 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 2024-10-15.
- The estimated solve time of 21–29 min is faster 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
- cinct
- coction
- coit
- coition
- concinnity
- conicity
- cont
- continuo
- conto
- cooty
- coto
- cott
- cotuit
- cunit
- cunt
- cutin
- cutty
- cytococci
- cyton
- iconicity
- ictic
- inconcinnity
- inconcoct
- inconcoction
- incut
- init
- inition
- innocuity
- innuit
- inti
- intinction
- inunct
- inunction
- ionicity
- nicotic
- nicotin
- nicotinic
- niton
- nitty
- nocuity
- noint
- noncontinuity
- noncounty
- nontonic
- nonunity
- octic
- octoic
- octonion
- octoon
- oint
- oncotic
- ontic
- oont
- otic
- otitic
- otto
- outcount
- outcut
- tinc
- tinction
- tinty
- tiou
- titi
- titty
- toco
- toit
- toitoi
- tonicity
- tonn
- tonto
- toto
- totty
- toty
- toyo
- toyon
- tucotuco
- tunicin
- tunny
- tuno
- tuny
- tutin
- tutty
- tututni
- uncinct
- uncity
- unct
- unicity
- unition
- untin
- untinct
- yont
- yuit
*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.