Spelling Bee Statistics: Analytics & Trends
Sleek analytical breakdowns, historical records, and trend line charts compiled from the complete Spelling Bee archives. Compare today's stats, check difficulty balances, and study word metrics.
Numbers show the spread; our difficulty explained guide translates those swings into solving advice.
📅 Latest Puzzle Insights: November 7, 2026
View Answers for Today → Difficulty Score
251 Medium
77th percentile Total Words
77
98th percentile Total Points
306
87th percentile Avg Word Length
5.09
All-time avg: 5.3 🎯
214
Genius Threshold
70% of max points
👑
306
Queen Bee Score
100% — all words
🅱️
Yes
Bingo Status
All letters start
📈
43
GN4L Value
Words after Genius
2️⃣
23
Unique 2L Starts
Two-letter openings
⏱️
74m
Est. Solve Time
To reach Genius
📊 Word Length Distribution (Today)
31 words
4L 31 19 words
5L 19 17 words
6L 17 9 words
7L 9 1 word (Pangram)
8L 1⭐ 🅱️ Letter Frequency Distribution (Today)
D 20
M 16
L 11
A 10
V 8
E 6
I🐝 6
📈 Historical Trends (Last 30 Puzzles)
Total Words Trend
77 Avg: 45.34
10-09 10-24 11-07
Total Points Trend
306 Avg: 211.85
10-09 10-24 11-07
Difficulty Score Trend
251 Avg: 226.35
10-09 10-24 11-07
🏆 All-Time Records & Superlatives
| Superlative | Record Value | Details / Words | Puzzle Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Most Words in a Puzzle | 79 | High-density letter combination | September 20, 2026 |
| Fewest Words in a Puzzle | 16 | Highly restrictive center letter | May 18, 2026 |
| Most Points in a Puzzle | 431 | Contains multiple long suffixes | September 27, 2026 |
| Fewest Points in a Puzzle | 60 | Minimum score target | September 9, 2026 |
| Longest Valid Word | 13 | "INTELLIGENTLY" | October 9, 2026 |
| Longest Pangram Word | 13 | "INTELLIGENTLY" | October 9, 2026 |
| Most Pangrams in one Puzzle | 4 | "GENTILITY, INTELLIGENTLY, NEGLIGENTLY, TELLINGLY" | October 9, 2026 |
🔤 Center Letter Frequency & Difficulty Analysis
Center Letters Appearances
C 16 times
I 15 times
A 15 times
M 15 times
T 15 times
O 14 times
N 11 times
L 10 times
H 10 times
E 9 times
| Center Letter | Total Puzzles | Avg Difficulty Score |
|---|---|---|
| C | 16 | 242 |
| I | 15 | 229 |
| A | 15 | 207 |
| M | 15 | 230 |
| T | 15 | 223 |
| O | 14 | 216 |
| N | 11 | 234 |
| L | 10 | 237 |
| H | 10 | 232 |
| E | 9 | 194 |
| G | 9 | 228 |
| P | 8 | 224 |
| B | 7 | 250 |
| V | 7 | 242 |
| D | 6 | 217 |
| R | 5 | 216 |
| F | 5 | 251 |
| K | 5 | 218 |
| U | 4 | 229 |
| Y | 3 | 219 |
| W | 1 | 187 |
🏆 Monthly Leaderboard: November 2026
| Date | Words | Points | Difficulty | Pangrams | Answers Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 7, 2026 | 77 | 306 | 251 (Medium) | MEDIEVAL | View Answers → |
| November 6, 2026 | 47 | 178 | 233 (Medium) | LINOCUT, LOCUTION | View Answers → |
| November 5, 2026 | 42 | 249 | 250 (Medium) | PIVOTING | View Answers → |
| November 4, 2026 | 68 | 286 | 243 (Medium) | ATROPHY | View Answers → |
| November 3, 2026 | 49 | 273 | 259 (Medium) | BACKLIT, CLICKBAIT, TAILBACK | View Answers → |
| November 2, 2026 | 35 | 176 | 209 (Medium) | EXCAVATED | View Answers → |
| November 1, 2026 | 27 | 104 | 162 (Easy) | PETTIFOG | View Answers → |