October 22, 2024, Tuesday

Spelling Bee Answers for Tuesday, October 22, 2024

Oct 22, 2024, Tuesday Spelling Bee Answers for the U, C, T, R, I, H, A honeycomb (center letter A) feature 52 words, a 234-point total, 1 Pangram (1 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 9-letter longest word: ARTHRITIC, CATHARTIC, CHIHUAHUA.

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Spelling Bee hive for October 22, 2024 with center letter A and surrounding letters U,C,T,R,I and H

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Tuesday, October 22, 2024 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights

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

Difficulty

3/10

Medium

31st percentile

Avg Word Length

5.35

Typical length

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

13/100

Common

Rarer than 13% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

43 minutes

Typical solve

To reach Genius

2LL

Few pairs

Unique two-letter openings

Bingo Status

Missing: U, I

All 7 letters start at least 1 word

GN4L

words to Genius

3×9L2×8L5×7L7×6L8×5L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 164 pts

25 words3×9L2×8L5×7L4×6L11×5L

Vowel Split

38%

Balanced mix

106 vowels · 172 consonants

Score Milestones

0%Beginner0 PTS
5%Good Start12 PTS
15%Moving Up35 PTS
25%Good59 PTS
40%Solid94 PTS
50%Nice117 PTS
60%Great140 PTS
65%Amazing152 PTS
70%Genius164 PTS
100%Queen Bee234 PTS

Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Here is the complete list of 52 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Tuesday, October 22, 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

33%

27%

23%

Try starting with these letters when you're stuck.

Puzzle Letters

Previous2024-10-21

Today's AnswersGo to Today

Pangrams

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The Center letter is highlighted in Yellow.

Other days with this pangram

2023-05-20(H)

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Word Length Distribution

17 words

18 words

7 words

5 words (Pangram)

2 words

3 words

Share of 52 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

52 words

100%

37 words

71%

34 words

65%

30 words

58%

27 words

52%

24 words

46%

5 words

10%

Share of 52 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

17 pts

90 pts

42 pts

42 pts (Pangram)

16 pts

27 pts

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

1733%

1427%

1223%

713%

24%

Share of 52 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

Today’s score of 234 ranks in the 68th percentile among all puzzles.
The last time a score this low appeared was on 2024-10-21.
The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
With 52 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 74th percentile overall.
The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2024-10-21.
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 Low, compared to typical puzzles.
Puzzles with similar letter rarity last appeared on 2024-10-21.
The estimated solve time of 37–49 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*:

aaru
acara
acari
acca
acciaccatura
accra
acct
achar
achira
acratia
acrita
acritarch
acta
actu
acuchi
ahir
ahura
airt
airth
aitch
araca
aracari
arachic
arara
araru
arati
araucaria
arca
archai
archit
archt
arhar
arith
arracach
arracacha
arrach
arrah
arrau
arrha
artha
arthra
arthur
artic
aruac
atactic
atar
ataractic
atrichia
atrichic
atta
attacca
atua
auca
auhuhu
aurar
auric
autarch
autarchic
auth
caca
cachaca
cachua
cachucha
cahita
cahuita
caiarara
cair
cara
caracara
caract
caricatura
cariri
carr
carrara
carrat
carri
carritch
cataria
cath
cathar
cathari
catti
catur
chahar
chait
chaitra
chara
charact
charr
chati
chatta
chattah
chatti
chauchat
chauri
chhatri
chicha
chirata
chiricahua
chita
chitra
chuhra
cicuta
circar
cithara
cratch
crura
cuarta
cuca
cucaracha
cura
curara
curari
curat
curatic
curia
curiara
currach
cutcha
haar
haha
haiti
harari
harr
hathi
hati
hatt
hatti
hattic
haut
hircarra
huaca
huari
huia
hutia
iacchic
iatric
icaria
itatartaric
ithaca
ittria
rach
rachitic
raia
rata
ratch
rath
ratti
rauraci
raurici
riata
ricrac
rita
ruach
ruta
taar
tachi
taha
taharah
tahiti
tahr
tahua
taiaha
tait
tara
tarai
tarairi
tarata
tari
tarr
tartaric
tatar
tataric
tath
tathata
tatta
tatu
taur
tauri
tauric
tchai
thai
thar
tiar
ticca
tirurai
trac
triac
triact
triarch
triarii
triatic
trica
tricar
tricia
trictrac
tritactic
tuart
tuatara
tuath
urari
urartic
uratic
uraturia
uriah
urticaria
utah
utai

*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.