Ins & Outs November 2024
In the month of November 2024, 41 words were added to the Bee lexicon, and 2 words were discontinued, for a net gain of 39 words. Here's a summary of what came and went, along with a few notes about the month’s pangrams (numbers, types, and more), the lengths of the daily word lists, the rates at which the dreaded/adored -ED and -ING suffixes appeared, how often the BINGO characteristic appeared, center letter distribution, and the complete list of pangrams and “Ins and Outs” in November.
40 new words were added that had never been used before, nor previously disallowed01 words were added that had been previously disallowed (OUT-IN)00 words that had been earlier allowed, then disallowed, were allowed again (IN-OUT-IN)00 words that had been disallowed, then allowed, then disallowed, then allowed again (OUT-IN-OUT-IN)-----41 total words added
- 2 words that had been previously allowed, now disallowed (IN-OUT)- 0 words that had been disallowed, then allowed, then disallowed again (OUT-IN-OUT)- 0 words that had been allowed, then disallowed, then allowed, then disallowed again (IN-OUT-IN-OUT)- 0 words that had been disallowed, then allowed, then disallowed, then allowed, then disallowed (OUT-IN-OUT-IN-OUT)------ 2 total words removed
Net gain: 39 words
Words were added (or restored) on 12 days this month.Words were removed on 2 days this month.No words were added or removed on 17 days this month.
PER PUZZLE WORD COUNTS Highest: 73 Lowest: 20 Average (Mean): 43.76 Median: 42 Mode(s): 42, 44 The BINGO characteristic was present in 15 of 30 puzzles (50%)The -ED SUFFIX was present in 4 of 30 puzzles (13.3%)The -ING SUFFIX was present in 6 of 3 puzzles (50%) CENTER LETTER DISTRIBUTIONThe number of puzzles that began with specific letters during the month.17 different center letters were used during the month.
Frequency order:4 T3 L3 N2 C2 E2 H2 M2 O2 P1 A1 B1 G1 I1 R1 U1 V1 W
Alphabetical order:1 A1 B2 C2 E1 G2 H1 I3 L2 M3 N2 O2 P1 R4 T1 U1 V1 W PUZZLES WITH FOUR OR FEWER STARTING LETTERS (NEW)No puzzles this month had four or fewer starting letters.See complete report on center letters in all Spelling Bees HERE.
PRESENCE OF J Q X ZJ – present in one puzzleQ – present in two puzzlesX – present in one puzzleZ – present in two puzzlesSee the complete report on J Q X Z in all Spelling Bees HERE.
PANGRAMS, LETTER SETS, AND INS-AND-OUTS
PANGRAMS Monthly total: 39 Daily average: 1.3 per puzzle Daily pangram numbers: 5 in 0 puzzle (0%) 4 in 0 puzzle (0%) 3 in 1 puzzle (0%) 2 in 7 puzzles (0%) 1 in 22 puzzles (00%)
Of the 30 Bee puzzles in November:
8 (26.7%) were based on pangrams and letter sets that had never been used before. These 8 puzzles introduced 8 new pangrams and added a total of 32 new words to the Bee lexicon, an average of 4 new words per puzzle.
22 (73.3%) were based on pangrams and letter sets that had been used before. These 22 puzzles offered no new pangrams, and added a total of 4 new (or resurrected) words to the Bee lexicon, an average of 0.2 new words per puzzle. Two words were discontinued that had been used in previous Bees.
Of the 22 puzzles with repeat pangrams: 5 pangrams were used for the second time 8 pangrams were used for the third time 6 pangrams were used for the fourth time 3 pangrams were used for the fifth time
Average “age” of all pangrams and letter sets this month: 2.7Average “age” of recycled pangrams and letter sets this month: 3.32 ALL THE PANGRAMS ACQUAINTADAPTINGANTICLIMACTICARTHROPODAUTONOMYBACKLITBIPLANEBOGEYINGCHATEAUXCHLOROPHYLLCLAIMANTCLICKBAITDIATOMICDORMITORYEVADINGFILCHINGFLINCHINGGRAPHICHANDBILLHARDTOPHEAVILYIDOMATICITEMIZINGJELLYBEANLEGALIZINGMICROCRACKOBEYINGOUTBACKPALMETTOPEDAGOGYPHANTOMPINEWOODPLEBEIANPORTRAYALROTUNDATAILBACKTURNAROUNDUNQUOTEDWINDMILLED
INS AND OUTS
Words added, not previously disallowed (NEW WORDS) (IN) allegingannealingchateauchateauxchirpduotoneelegizingevadinggenialgleaninginvadingjellyjellybeanleaninglegalizinglinagelineagelinedmicrocrackoutdonepaginatingpaintingpalmettopaltrypantingpartlypatrolpattingpayrollportalportrayalquotequotedraptlytapingtappingtoqueunnotedunquoteunquoted Words added, previously disallowed (OUT-IN) midline Words allowed, then disallowed, then allowed again (IN-OUT-IN)[none]
Words disallowed, then allowed, then disallowed, then allowed again (OUT-IN-OUT-IN)[none] Words previously allowed, now disallowed (IN-OUT) quintain windowed
Words disallowed, then allowed, then disallowed again (OUT-IN-OUT)[none] Words allowed, then disallowed, then allowed, then disallowed again (IN-OUT-IN-OUT)[none]
Words disallowed, then allowed, then disallowed, then allowed, then disallowed (OUT-IN-OUT-IN-OUT)[none]
40 new words were added that had never been used before, nor previously disallowed01 words were added that had been previously disallowed (OUT-IN)00 words that had been earlier allowed, then disallowed, were allowed again (IN-OUT-IN)00 words that had been disallowed, then allowed, then disallowed, then allowed again (OUT-IN-OUT-IN)-----41 total words added
- 2 words that had been previously allowed, now disallowed (IN-OUT)- 0 words that had been disallowed, then allowed, then disallowed again (OUT-IN-OUT)- 0 words that had been allowed, then disallowed, then allowed, then disallowed again (IN-OUT-IN-OUT)- 0 words that had been disallowed, then allowed, then disallowed, then allowed, then disallowed (OUT-IN-OUT-IN-OUT)------ 2 total words removed
Net gain: 39 words
Words were added (or restored) on 12 days this month.Words were removed on 2 days this month.No words were added or removed on 17 days this month.
PER PUZZLE WORD COUNTS Highest: 73 Lowest: 20 Average (Mean): 43.76 Median: 42 Mode(s): 42, 44 The BINGO characteristic was present in 15 of 30 puzzles (50%)The -ED SUFFIX was present in 4 of 30 puzzles (13.3%)The -ING SUFFIX was present in 6 of 3 puzzles (50%) CENTER LETTER DISTRIBUTIONThe number of puzzles that began with specific letters during the month.17 different center letters were used during the month.
Frequency order:4 T3 L3 N2 C2 E2 H2 M2 O2 P1 A1 B1 G1 I1 R1 U1 V1 W
Alphabetical order:1 A1 B2 C2 E1 G2 H1 I3 L2 M3 N2 O2 P1 R4 T1 U1 V1 W PUZZLES WITH FOUR OR FEWER STARTING LETTERS (NEW)No puzzles this month had four or fewer starting letters.See complete report on center letters in all Spelling Bees HERE.
PRESENCE OF J Q X ZJ – present in one puzzleQ – present in two puzzlesX – present in one puzzleZ – present in two puzzlesSee the complete report on J Q X Z in all Spelling Bees HERE.
PANGRAMS, LETTER SETS, AND INS-AND-OUTS
PANGRAMS Monthly total: 39 Daily average: 1.3 per puzzle Daily pangram numbers: 5 in 0 puzzle (0%) 4 in 0 puzzle (0%) 3 in 1 puzzle (0%) 2 in 7 puzzles (0%) 1 in 22 puzzles (00%)
Of the 30 Bee puzzles in November:
8 (26.7%) were based on pangrams and letter sets that had never been used before. These 8 puzzles introduced 8 new pangrams and added a total of 32 new words to the Bee lexicon, an average of 4 new words per puzzle.
22 (73.3%) were based on pangrams and letter sets that had been used before. These 22 puzzles offered no new pangrams, and added a total of 4 new (or resurrected) words to the Bee lexicon, an average of 0.2 new words per puzzle. Two words were discontinued that had been used in previous Bees.
Of the 22 puzzles with repeat pangrams: 5 pangrams were used for the second time 8 pangrams were used for the third time 6 pangrams were used for the fourth time 3 pangrams were used for the fifth time
Average “age” of all pangrams and letter sets this month: 2.7Average “age” of recycled pangrams and letter sets this month: 3.32 ALL THE PANGRAMS ACQUAINTADAPTINGANTICLIMACTICARTHROPODAUTONOMYBACKLITBIPLANEBOGEYINGCHATEAUXCHLOROPHYLLCLAIMANTCLICKBAITDIATOMICDORMITORYEVADINGFILCHINGFLINCHINGGRAPHICHANDBILLHARDTOPHEAVILYIDOMATICITEMIZINGJELLYBEANLEGALIZINGMICROCRACKOBEYINGOUTBACKPALMETTOPEDAGOGYPHANTOMPINEWOODPLEBEIANPORTRAYALROTUNDATAILBACKTURNAROUNDUNQUOTEDWINDMILLED
INS AND OUTS
Words added, not previously disallowed (NEW WORDS) (IN) allegingannealingchateauchateauxchirpduotoneelegizingevadinggenialgleaninginvadingjellyjellybeanleaninglegalizinglinagelineagelinedmicrocrackoutdonepaginatingpaintingpalmettopaltrypantingpartlypatrolpattingpayrollportalportrayalquotequotedraptlytapingtappingtoqueunnotedunquoteunquoted Words added, previously disallowed (OUT-IN) midline Words allowed, then disallowed, then allowed again (IN-OUT-IN)[none]
Words disallowed, then allowed, then disallowed, then allowed again (OUT-IN-OUT-IN)[none] Words previously allowed, now disallowed (IN-OUT) quintain windowed
Words disallowed, then allowed, then disallowed again (OUT-IN-OUT)[none] Words allowed, then disallowed, then allowed, then disallowed again (IN-OUT-IN-OUT)[none]
Words disallowed, then allowed, then disallowed, then allowed, then disallowed (OUT-IN-OUT-IN-OUT)[none]