December 26, 2024, Thursday

Spelling Bee Answers for Thursday, December 26, 2024

Dec 26, 2024, Thursday Spelling Bee Answers for the I, U, R, M, T, Y, A honeycomb (center letter A) feature 39 words, a 168-point total, 2 Pangrams (0 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 10-letter longest word: IMMATURITY.

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Spelling Bee hive for December 26, 2024 with center letter A and surrounding letters I,U,R,M,T and Y

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Thursday, December 26, 2024 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights

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

Difficulty

1/10

Easy

14th percentile

Avg Word Length

5.10

Short words

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

9/100

Common

Rarer than 9% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

27 minutes

Quicker than usual

To reach Genius

2LL

Few pairs

Unique two-letter openings

Bingo Status

Missing: Y

All 7 letters start at least 1 word

GN4L

words to Genius

1×10L1×8L2×7L7×6L6×5L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 118 pts

17 words1×10L1×8L2×7L7×6L6×5L

Vowel Split

40%

Balanced mix

80 vowels · 119 consonants

Score Milestones

0%Beginner0 PTS
5%Good Start8 PTS
15%Moving Up25 PTS
25%Good42 PTS
40%Solid67 PTS
50%Nice84 PTS
60%Great101 PTS
65%Amazing109 PTS
70%Genius118 PTS
100%Queen Bee168 PTS

Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Here is the complete list of 39 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Thursday, December 26, 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

31%

28%

23%

Try starting with these letters when you're stuck.

Puzzle Letters

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Pangrams

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The Center letter is highlighted in Yellow.

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2023-06-16(T)

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Word Length Distribution

15 words

13 words

7 words

2 words

1 word (Pangram)

10L

Share of 39 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

39 words

100%

30 words

77%

25 words

64%

20 words

51%

16 words

41%

15 words

38%

8 words

21%

Share of 39 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

15 pts

65 pts

42 pts

14 pts

15 pts (Pangram)

17 pts (Pangram)

10L

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

1231%

1128%

923%

410%

25%

13%

Share of 39 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

Today’s score of 168 ranks in the 36th percentile among all puzzles.
The last time a score this low appeared was on 2024-12-23.
The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
With 39 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 39th percentile overall.
The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2024-12-23.
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 2024-12-25.
The estimated solve time of 23–31 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*:

aaru
aimara
airt
amamau
amar
amara
amati
amaut
amay
amia
amimia
amir
amit
amma
amra
amrit
amrita
arara
araru
arati
armaria
armarium
armit
arrau
arya
atar
atimy
atma
atmiatry
atta
attry
atty
atua
atuami
aurar
aurum
aymara
imaum
irma
ittria
iyar
maar
maat
maia
mair
mammati
mammy
mara
maray
mari
maria
marita
marmit
marram
martu
marty
martyria
martyrium
martyry
maru
mary
matai
matamata
matar
matara
matra
matt
matta
matty
maty
mauri
mauritia
maya
miami
mima
mira
miriam
mitra
mitua
mummia
mura
murat
murra
murray
muta
mutuary
myra
raia
raiyat
rama
ramarama
rami
rammy
rata
ratti
raya
riata
rima
rita
ruta
taar
tait
tama
tamara
tamarau
tammar
tammy
tara
tarai
tarairi
tarama
tarata
tari
tarr
tartarum
tartary
tarty
taruma
tarumari
tatar
tatary
tatta
tatu
taur
tauri
tayra
tiar
timar
timarau
tirma
tirurai
trama
traumata
triarii
tryma
trymata
tuart
tuatara
urari
uraturia
utai
yair
yamamai
yaray
yarm
yarr
yaru
yarura
yati
yautia
yaya
yttria
yuma
yurta

*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.