Spelling Bee Answers for Wednesday, October 23, 2024

Oct 23, 2024, Wednesday Spelling Bee Answers for the E, Y, T, O, J, M, N honeycomb (center letter N) feature 40 words, a 181-point total, 1 Pangram (0 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 9-letter longest word: ENJOYMENT.

Spelling Bee hive for October 23, 2024 with center letter N and surrounding letters E,Y,T,O,J and M

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Wednesday, October 23, 2024 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights

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

Difficulty

3/10

Medium

30th percentile

Avg Word Length

5.40

Typical length

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

24/100

Common

Rarer than 24% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

33 minutes

Quicker than usual

To reach Genius

2LL

11

Few pairs

Unique two-letter openings

Bingo Status

Yes

All 7 covered

All 7 letters start at least 1 word

GN4L

18

words to Genius
1×9L5×8L4×7L3×6L5×5L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 127 pts
18 words1×9L5×8L4×7L3×6L5×5L

Vowel Split

40%

Balanced mix

86 vowels · 130 consonants

Score Milestones

  • 0%Beginner0 PTS
  • 5%Good Start9 PTS
  • 15%Moving Up27 PTS
  • 25%Good45 PTS
  • 40%Solid72 PTS
  • 50%Nice91 PTS
  • 60%Great109 PTS
  • 65%Amazing118 PTS
  • 70%Genius127 PTS
  • 100%Queen Bee181 PTS

Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Here is the complete list of 40 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Wednesday, October 23, 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

M
35%
T
25%
N
18%

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Puzzle Letters

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Pangrams

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The Center letter is highlighted in Yellow.
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Complete Answers

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9-Letter Words 1 word

8-Letter Words 5 words

7-Letter Words 4 words

6-Letter Words 3 words

5-Letter Words 13 words

4-Letter Words 14 words

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Word Length Distribution

14 words
4L
14
13 words
5L
13
3 words
6L
3
4 words
7L
4
5 words
8L
5
1 word (Pangram)
9L
1

Share of 40 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

N
40 words
100%
E
31 words
78%
O
28 words
70%
T
25 words
63%
M
19 words
48%
Y
16 words
40%
J
3 words
8%

Share of 40 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

14 pts
14
4L
65 pts
65
5L
18 pts
18
6L
28 pts
28
7L
40 pts
40
8L
16 pts (Pangram)
16
9L

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

M
1435%
T
1025%
N
718%
E
410%
O
25%
Y
25%
J
13%

Share of 40 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

  • Today’s score of 181 ranks in the 43rd 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 40 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 41st percentile overall.
  • The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2024-10-19.
  • 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 2024-10-20.
  • The estimated solve time of 28–38 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*:

  • enomoty
  • entomotomy
  • entone
  • entonement
  • eton
  • etymon
  • eyen
  • eyne
  • jennet
  • jeon
  • jeton
  • jetton
  • jomon
  • meeten
  • memnon
  • mene
  • meno
  • ment
  • mneme
  • momento
  • mone
  • moneme
  • mononymy
  • mont
  • montem
  • monton
  • monty
  • mony
  • moonet
  • mooneye
  • moonmen
  • mootmen
  • moton
  • moyen
  • myoneme
  • neem
  • neet
  • nemo
  • neoteny
  • nete
  • netmen
  • nett
  • nome
  • nomen
  • nonene
  • nonenemy
  • nonent
  • nonetto
  • nonmen
  • nonmoney
  • nonny
  • nyet
  • oenone
  • onement
  • oont
  • teenty
  • tejon
  • temene
  • temne
  • tenent
  • tenne
  • tenno
  • tenotome
  • tenotomy
  • teton
  • toneme
  • tonette
  • toney
  • tonjon
  • tonn
  • tonto
  • totten
  • toymen
  • toyon
  • tyne
  • yemen
  • yont

*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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