Ins & Outs January 2025
In the month of January 2025, 42 words were added to the Bee lexicon, and 4 words were discontinued, for a net gain of 38 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 the month.
39 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)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)-----42 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: 38 words
Words were added (or restored) on 13 days this month.Words were removed on 4 days this month.No words were added or removed on 16 days this month.
PER-PUZZLE WORD COUNTS Highest: 66 Lowest: 24 Average (Mean): 44.94 Median: 47 Mode(s): 52, 34, 46
The BINGO characteristic was present in 15 of 31 puzzles (48.39%)The -ED SUFFIX was present in 6 of 31 puzzles (19.35%)The -ING SUFFIX was present in 3 of 31 puzzles (9.68%)
CENTER LETTER DISTRIBUTION The number of puzzles that began with specific letters during the month.15 different center letters were used during the month.
Frequency order:5 I4 T3 H3 N2 A2 C2 E2 L2 V1 B1 D1 F1 M1 O1 P
Alphabetical order:2 A1 B2 C1 D2 E1 F3 H5 I2 L1 M3 N1 O1 P4 T2 V
PANGRAMS, LETTER SETS, AND INS-AND-OUTS PANGRAMS Monthly total: 43 Daily average: 1.39 per puzzle Daily pangram numbers: 5 in 1 puzzle (3.26%) 4 in 0 puzzle (0%) 3 in 1 puzzle (3.26%) 2 in 6 puzzles (19.35%) 1 in 23 puzzles (74.19%)
Of the 31 Bee puzzles this month:
7 (22.58%) were based on pangrams and letter sets that had never been used before. These 7 puzzles introduced 12 new pangrams and added a total of 24 new words to the Bee lexicon, an average of 3.43 new words per puzzle.
24 (77.42%) were based on pangrams and letter sets that had been used before. These 24 puzzles used 27 recycled pangrams, and added a total of 18 new words to the Bee lexicon, an average of 0.75 new words per puzzle.
Of the 24 puzzles with repeat letter sets and repeat pangrams: 04 letter sets were used for the second time 06 letter sets were used for the third time 10 letter sets were used for the fourth time 04 letter sets were used for the fifth time
Average “age” of all pangrams and letter sets this month: 3.0Average “age” of recycled pangrams and letter sets this month: 3.58 ALL THE PANGRAMS (brand-new ones designated with +) ACRONYMADDITIONALALIGHTING+ANNIHILATING+BELLYACHEBOOKMOBILEBOOTJACKCONCLAVE+CONTRARY+COVALENCE+DALMATIAN+DEPUTIZEDEPUTIZEDDILATIONDIZZYINGLY+ETYMOLOGYEXTINCTIONFEMINITITYFLAPPING+HALTING+HEADLAMPHELIPADHIGHTAILING+HONEYPOTIMPARTIALINFLECTJACKBOOTLATHING+LONGBOATMAILBOXMEGAHITMONOCRACYMULTIPLYNEOPHYTENOTABLYOFFHANDEDPARTICIPANTPATRICIANPHENOTYPEPOMPADOURVAUNTED+WEDLOCKWILDCAT Words added, not previously disallowed (NEW WORDS) (IN)ailedalcovealightingalliedannihilatingappliedavauntavenuecantorcartoncartoonconclavecontractcontractorcontrarycovalencedallieddalmatiandialedditzdizzyingdizzyinglyflappinghaltinghightailingidealladdielathinglippedmikenovellapartialpiddlepiddledpiledpilledpliedvauntvaunted
Words added, previously disallowed (OUT-IN)mantilla notationalplummy
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)nonvocalparadorplumplypractician
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]
39 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)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)-----42 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: 38 words
Words were added (or restored) on 13 days this month.Words were removed on 4 days this month.No words were added or removed on 16 days this month.
PER-PUZZLE WORD COUNTS Highest: 66 Lowest: 24 Average (Mean): 44.94 Median: 47 Mode(s): 52, 34, 46
The BINGO characteristic was present in 15 of 31 puzzles (48.39%)The -ED SUFFIX was present in 6 of 31 puzzles (19.35%)The -ING SUFFIX was present in 3 of 31 puzzles (9.68%)
CENTER LETTER DISTRIBUTION The number of puzzles that began with specific letters during the month.15 different center letters were used during the month.
Frequency order:5 I4 T3 H3 N2 A2 C2 E2 L2 V1 B1 D1 F1 M1 O1 P
Alphabetical order:2 A1 B2 C1 D2 E1 F3 H5 I2 L1 M3 N1 O1 P4 T2 V
PANGRAMS, LETTER SETS, AND INS-AND-OUTS PANGRAMS Monthly total: 43 Daily average: 1.39 per puzzle Daily pangram numbers: 5 in 1 puzzle (3.26%) 4 in 0 puzzle (0%) 3 in 1 puzzle (3.26%) 2 in 6 puzzles (19.35%) 1 in 23 puzzles (74.19%)
Of the 31 Bee puzzles this month:
7 (22.58%) were based on pangrams and letter sets that had never been used before. These 7 puzzles introduced 12 new pangrams and added a total of 24 new words to the Bee lexicon, an average of 3.43 new words per puzzle.
24 (77.42%) were based on pangrams and letter sets that had been used before. These 24 puzzles used 27 recycled pangrams, and added a total of 18 new words to the Bee lexicon, an average of 0.75 new words per puzzle.
Of the 24 puzzles with repeat letter sets and repeat pangrams: 04 letter sets were used for the second time 06 letter sets were used for the third time 10 letter sets were used for the fourth time 04 letter sets were used for the fifth time
Average “age” of all pangrams and letter sets this month: 3.0Average “age” of recycled pangrams and letter sets this month: 3.58 ALL THE PANGRAMS (brand-new ones designated with +) ACRONYMADDITIONALALIGHTING+ANNIHILATING+BELLYACHEBOOKMOBILEBOOTJACKCONCLAVE+CONTRARY+COVALENCE+DALMATIAN+DEPUTIZEDEPUTIZEDDILATIONDIZZYINGLY+ETYMOLOGYEXTINCTIONFEMINITITYFLAPPING+HALTING+HEADLAMPHELIPADHIGHTAILING+HONEYPOTIMPARTIALINFLECTJACKBOOTLATHING+LONGBOATMAILBOXMEGAHITMONOCRACYMULTIPLYNEOPHYTENOTABLYOFFHANDEDPARTICIPANTPATRICIANPHENOTYPEPOMPADOURVAUNTED+WEDLOCKWILDCAT Words added, not previously disallowed (NEW WORDS) (IN)ailedalcovealightingalliedannihilatingappliedavauntavenuecantorcartoncartoonconclavecontractcontractorcontrarycovalencedallieddalmatiandialedditzdizzyingdizzyinglyflappinghaltinghightailingidealladdielathinglippedmikenovellapartialpiddlepiddledpiledpilledpliedvauntvaunted
Words added, previously disallowed (OUT-IN)mantilla notationalplummy
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)nonvocalparadorplumplypractician
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]