Ins & Outs September 2024
In the month of September 2024, 40 words were added to the Bee lexicon, and 4 words were discontinued, for a net gain of 36 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 September.
36 new words were added that had never been used before, nor previously disallowed (IN)03 words were added that had been previously disallowed (OUT-IN)01 word that had been earlier allowed, then disallowed, was allowed again (IN-OUT-IN)00 words that had been disallowed, then allowed, then disallowed, then allowed again (OUT-IN-OUT-IN) -----40 total words added
- 4 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)------ 4 total words removed
Net gain: 36 words
Words were added (or restored) on 12 days this month.Words were removed on 3 days this month.No words were added or removed on 16 days this month.
PER PUZZLE WORD COUNTS Highest: 66 Lowest: 24 Average (Mean): 41.83 Median: 42 Mode(s): 47
The BINGO characteristic was present in 12 of 30 puzzles (40%)The -ED SUFFIX was present in 5 of 30 puzzles (16.7%). The -ING SUFFIX was present in 5 of 30 puzzles (16.7%).
CENTER LETTER DISTRIBUTIONThe list below shows the number of puzzles that began with specific letters during the month.17 different letters were used during the month. Frequency order:A 4C 3E 2G 2H 2L 2M 2N 2R 2T 2B 1D 1I 1O 1P 1V 1Y 1
Alphabetical order:A 4B 1C 3D 1E 2G 2H 2I 1L 2M 2N 2O 1P 1R 2T 2V 1Y 1
PANGRAMS, LETTER SETS, AND INS-AND-OUTS
PANGRAMS Monthly total: 45 Daily average: 1.5 per puzzle Daily pangram numbers: 5 in 0 puzzles (0%) 4 in 0 puzzles (0%) 3 in 5 puzzles (16.7%) 2 in 5 puzzles (16.7%) 1 in 20 puzzles (66.7%)
Of the 30 Bee puzzles in September: 4 (13.3%) were based on pangrams and letter sets that had never been used before. These 4 puzzles introduced 11 new pangrams and added a total of 28 new words to the Bee lexicon, an average of 7.0 new words per puzzle.
26 (86.7%) were based on pangrams and letter sets that had been used before. These 26 puzzles offered no new pangrams, and added a total of 12 new words to the Bee lexicon, an average of 0.46 new words per puzzle.
Of the 26 puzzles based on repeat letter sets and repeat pangrams: 7 letter sets were used for the second time 8 letter sets were used for the third time 6 letter sets were used for the fourth time 5 letter sets were used for the fifth time
Average “age” of all pangrams and letter sets this month: 3.03Average “age” of recycled pangrams and letter sets this month: 3.35 ALL THE PANGRAMS ABOMINATIONADMITTINGAMBITIONBACKBOARDBACKDOORBURPINGCHICKADEECHIEFLYCONJOINEDCORKBOARDDIALYZEDIALYZEDDOCILITYELIGIBILITYFIVEFOLDFRAUGHTFRICTIONHABITUALHALIBUTHANDBOOKILLEGIBILITYINDIVIDUALINTIMIDATINGJAVELINJAVELINAJAWBONELEGIBILITYMANDATINGMATCHUPMEDDLINGMELDINGMINGLEDMONOXIDEMOTHBALLPOLYGAMYPRODIGYTHEOLOGYTHROWAWAYTYPEFACEUPBRINGINGVIBRANTVILIFYINGWEIGHTINGWHETTINGWHITENING
INS AND OUTS
Words added, not previously disallowed (NEW WORDS) (IN)admittingbruinburningchumpdamagingdammingdamningdeemingdialyzedialyzeddillydallieddimmingdizzilyemendinggrubbingideallyintimidatingjavalemmingmandatingmeddlingmeldingmendingmiddlingmidgemindingminglemingledrubbingtwentiethvivifyingvyingweightingwhettingwhitenwhitening
Words added, previously disallowed (OUT-IN)acidheadalluvialragu
Words allowed, then disallowed, then allowed again (IN-OUT-IN)hiatal
Words disallowed, then allowed, then disallowed, then allowed again (OUT-IN-OUT-IN)[none]
Words previously allowed, now disallowed (IN-OUT)bambinogemmedlimedethology
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]
36 new words were added that had never been used before, nor previously disallowed (IN)03 words were added that had been previously disallowed (OUT-IN)01 word that had been earlier allowed, then disallowed, was allowed again (IN-OUT-IN)00 words that had been disallowed, then allowed, then disallowed, then allowed again (OUT-IN-OUT-IN) -----40 total words added
- 4 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)------ 4 total words removed
Net gain: 36 words
Words were added (or restored) on 12 days this month.Words were removed on 3 days this month.No words were added or removed on 16 days this month.
PER PUZZLE WORD COUNTS Highest: 66 Lowest: 24 Average (Mean): 41.83 Median: 42 Mode(s): 47
The BINGO characteristic was present in 12 of 30 puzzles (40%)The -ED SUFFIX was present in 5 of 30 puzzles (16.7%). The -ING SUFFIX was present in 5 of 30 puzzles (16.7%).
CENTER LETTER DISTRIBUTIONThe list below shows the number of puzzles that began with specific letters during the month.17 different letters were used during the month. Frequency order:A 4C 3E 2G 2H 2L 2M 2N 2R 2T 2B 1D 1I 1O 1P 1V 1Y 1
Alphabetical order:A 4B 1C 3D 1E 2G 2H 2I 1L 2M 2N 2O 1P 1R 2T 2V 1Y 1
PANGRAMS, LETTER SETS, AND INS-AND-OUTS
PANGRAMS Monthly total: 45 Daily average: 1.5 per puzzle Daily pangram numbers: 5 in 0 puzzles (0%) 4 in 0 puzzles (0%) 3 in 5 puzzles (16.7%) 2 in 5 puzzles (16.7%) 1 in 20 puzzles (66.7%)
Of the 30 Bee puzzles in September: 4 (13.3%) were based on pangrams and letter sets that had never been used before. These 4 puzzles introduced 11 new pangrams and added a total of 28 new words to the Bee lexicon, an average of 7.0 new words per puzzle.
26 (86.7%) were based on pangrams and letter sets that had been used before. These 26 puzzles offered no new pangrams, and added a total of 12 new words to the Bee lexicon, an average of 0.46 new words per puzzle.
Of the 26 puzzles based on repeat letter sets and repeat pangrams: 7 letter sets were used for the second time 8 letter sets were used for the third time 6 letter sets were used for the fourth time 5 letter sets were used for the fifth time
Average “age” of all pangrams and letter sets this month: 3.03Average “age” of recycled pangrams and letter sets this month: 3.35 ALL THE PANGRAMS ABOMINATIONADMITTINGAMBITIONBACKBOARDBACKDOORBURPINGCHICKADEECHIEFLYCONJOINEDCORKBOARDDIALYZEDIALYZEDDOCILITYELIGIBILITYFIVEFOLDFRAUGHTFRICTIONHABITUALHALIBUTHANDBOOKILLEGIBILITYINDIVIDUALINTIMIDATINGJAVELINJAVELINAJAWBONELEGIBILITYMANDATINGMATCHUPMEDDLINGMELDINGMINGLEDMONOXIDEMOTHBALLPOLYGAMYPRODIGYTHEOLOGYTHROWAWAYTYPEFACEUPBRINGINGVIBRANTVILIFYINGWEIGHTINGWHETTINGWHITENING
INS AND OUTS
Words added, not previously disallowed (NEW WORDS) (IN)admittingbruinburningchumpdamagingdammingdamningdeemingdialyzedialyzeddillydallieddimmingdizzilyemendinggrubbingideallyintimidatingjavalemmingmandatingmeddlingmeldingmendingmiddlingmidgemindingminglemingledrubbingtwentiethvivifyingvyingweightingwhettingwhitenwhitening
Words added, previously disallowed (OUT-IN)acidheadalluvialragu
Words allowed, then disallowed, then allowed again (IN-OUT-IN)hiatal
Words disallowed, then allowed, then disallowed, then allowed again (OUT-IN-OUT-IN)[none]
Words previously allowed, now disallowed (IN-OUT)bambinogemmedlimedethology
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]