Ins & Outs April 2024
In the month of April 2024, 69 words were added to the Bee lexicon, and 3 words were discontinued, for a net gain of 66 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 April.
65 new words were added that had never been used before, nor previously disallowed04 words were added that had been previously disallowed00 words that had been earlier allowed, then disallowed, were allowed again00 words that had been disallowed, then allowed, then disallowed, then allowed again-----69 total words added
- 2 words that had been previously allowed, now disallowed- 1 words that had been disallowed, then allowed, then disallowed again- 0 words that had been allowed, then disallowed, then allowed, then disallowed again- 0 words that had been disallowed, then allowed, then disallowed, then allowed, then disallowed---- 3 total words discontinued
66 words – net gain this month
Words were added (or restored) on 15 days this month.Words were removed on 3 days this month.No words were added or removed on 15 days this month.
PER-PUZZLE WORD COUNTS Highest: 75 Lowest: 30 Average (Mean): 45 Median: 42.5 Mode(s): 40, 42, 50
The BINGO characteristic was present in 12 of 30 puzzles = 40%
The -ED SUFFIX was present in 4 of 30 puzzles = 13%The -ING SUFFIX was present in 4 of 30 puzzles = 13%
CENTER LETTER DISTRIBUTION The number of puzzles that began with that letter during the month.Eighteen different center letters were used during April.
Frequency order:3 B3 C3 I3 P2 A2 L2 N2 T1 D1 E1 F1 G1 H1 M1 O1 R1 U1 W
Alphabetical order:2 A3 B3 C1 D1 E1 F1 G1 H3 I2 L1 M2 N1 O3 P1 R2 T1 U1 W
PANGRAMS, LETTER SETS, AND INS-AND-OUTS
PANGRAMS Monthly total: 47 pangrams Daily average: 1.56 per puzzle Daily pangram numbers: 5 in 1 puzzle (3%) 4 in 0 puzzles (0%) 3 in 4 puzzles (13%) 2 in 5 puzzles (17%) 1 in 20 puzzles (67%)
Of the 30 Bee puzzles in April, 9 (30%) were based on pangrams and letter sets that had never been used before. These 9 puzzles used 20 new pangrams and added a total of 59 new words to the Bee lexicon, an average of 6.6 new words per puzzle. Of the 59 words added, 58 were brand-new, having no history in the Bee lexicon, and one had been previously disallowed. In these 9 Bees, only one word was discontinued after having been previously disallowed, then allowed (OUT-IN-OUT).
Of the 30 Bee puzzles in April, 21 (70%) were based on pangrams and letter sets that had been used before. These 21 puzzles offered no new pangrams, and added a total of 10 new words to the Bee lexicon, an average of 0.48 new words per puzzle. Of the 10 words added, 7 were brand-new, having no history in the Bee lexicon, and three had been previously disallowed (OUT-IN). Two words were discontinued after having been previously allowed (IN-OUT).
Of the 21 puzzles with repeat letter sets and repeat pangrams: 6 letter sets were used for the second time 8 letter sets were used for the third time 2 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: 2.6Average “age” of the repeat pangrams and letter sets this month: 3.3
ALL THE PANGRAMS
AGENDUMAMBULANTAVALANCHEBLITHELYBRICKBATCOMPLICITCORKINGCROOKINGCURTAINDECIMATEDECIMATEDEMACIATEDFAINTLYFINALITYFIXATIONHANGABLEIMMUNIZEDIMPOLITICINFANTILITYINKBLOTIRONWORKINGITALICIZELILLIPUTIANLOGOPHILEMEADOWYMEDICATEMEDICATEDMIDTOWNNIGHTTIMENOBLEWOMENNONWORKINGNUPTIALPARKINGPAVILIONPLACEBOPOTHEADPRANKINGPUPPYLIKERAUNCHYROCKINGTACITURNTHEMINGTOPIARYUNDAMAGEDUNMANAGEDVIROLOGYWORKING
Words added, not previously disallowed (NEW WORDS) (IN) (65)addictedagendumcockingconkingcookingcoringcorkingcrickingcrookingcrooningdamagedamageddecimatedecimateddedicatededicateddedicateedictatedictatedemaciatedendgamegamedgemmedgroovygrowinggummedgunmenhangablehotheadhotheadedingrowninputironworkironworkingivorykelpieknockinglilliputianmanagedmeadowmeadowymedicatemedicatedmeowedmowedmuggednockingnonworkingnuptialpairingparingpulleypuppylikerappingrockingrowingtattooedtrickundamagedunmanagedvigorvirologyworkingwrongingyuppie
Words added, previously disallowed (OUT-IN) (4)boopclavenockundimmed
Words previously allowed, now disallowed (IN-OUT) (2)dudedodea
Words disallowed, then allowed, then disallowed again (OUT-IN-OUT) (1)crog
65 new words were added that had never been used before, nor previously disallowed04 words were added that had been previously disallowed00 words that had been earlier allowed, then disallowed, were allowed again00 words that had been disallowed, then allowed, then disallowed, then allowed again-----69 total words added
- 2 words that had been previously allowed, now disallowed- 1 words that had been disallowed, then allowed, then disallowed again- 0 words that had been allowed, then disallowed, then allowed, then disallowed again- 0 words that had been disallowed, then allowed, then disallowed, then allowed, then disallowed---- 3 total words discontinued
66 words – net gain this month
Words were added (or restored) on 15 days this month.Words were removed on 3 days this month.No words were added or removed on 15 days this month.
PER-PUZZLE WORD COUNTS Highest: 75 Lowest: 30 Average (Mean): 45 Median: 42.5 Mode(s): 40, 42, 50
The BINGO characteristic was present in 12 of 30 puzzles = 40%
The -ED SUFFIX was present in 4 of 30 puzzles = 13%The -ING SUFFIX was present in 4 of 30 puzzles = 13%
CENTER LETTER DISTRIBUTION The number of puzzles that began with that letter during the month.Eighteen different center letters were used during April.
Frequency order:3 B3 C3 I3 P2 A2 L2 N2 T1 D1 E1 F1 G1 H1 M1 O1 R1 U1 W
Alphabetical order:2 A3 B3 C1 D1 E1 F1 G1 H3 I2 L1 M2 N1 O3 P1 R2 T1 U1 W
PANGRAMS, LETTER SETS, AND INS-AND-OUTS
PANGRAMS Monthly total: 47 pangrams Daily average: 1.56 per puzzle Daily pangram numbers: 5 in 1 puzzle (3%) 4 in 0 puzzles (0%) 3 in 4 puzzles (13%) 2 in 5 puzzles (17%) 1 in 20 puzzles (67%)
Of the 30 Bee puzzles in April, 9 (30%) were based on pangrams and letter sets that had never been used before. These 9 puzzles used 20 new pangrams and added a total of 59 new words to the Bee lexicon, an average of 6.6 new words per puzzle. Of the 59 words added, 58 were brand-new, having no history in the Bee lexicon, and one had been previously disallowed. In these 9 Bees, only one word was discontinued after having been previously disallowed, then allowed (OUT-IN-OUT).
Of the 30 Bee puzzles in April, 21 (70%) were based on pangrams and letter sets that had been used before. These 21 puzzles offered no new pangrams, and added a total of 10 new words to the Bee lexicon, an average of 0.48 new words per puzzle. Of the 10 words added, 7 were brand-new, having no history in the Bee lexicon, and three had been previously disallowed (OUT-IN). Two words were discontinued after having been previously allowed (IN-OUT).
Of the 21 puzzles with repeat letter sets and repeat pangrams: 6 letter sets were used for the second time 8 letter sets were used for the third time 2 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: 2.6Average “age” of the repeat pangrams and letter sets this month: 3.3
ALL THE PANGRAMS
AGENDUMAMBULANTAVALANCHEBLITHELYBRICKBATCOMPLICITCORKINGCROOKINGCURTAINDECIMATEDECIMATEDEMACIATEDFAINTLYFINALITYFIXATIONHANGABLEIMMUNIZEDIMPOLITICINFANTILITYINKBLOTIRONWORKINGITALICIZELILLIPUTIANLOGOPHILEMEADOWYMEDICATEMEDICATEDMIDTOWNNIGHTTIMENOBLEWOMENNONWORKINGNUPTIALPARKINGPAVILIONPLACEBOPOTHEADPRANKINGPUPPYLIKERAUNCHYROCKINGTACITURNTHEMINGTOPIARYUNDAMAGEDUNMANAGEDVIROLOGYWORKING
Words added, not previously disallowed (NEW WORDS) (IN) (65)addictedagendumcockingconkingcookingcoringcorkingcrickingcrookingcrooningdamagedamageddecimatedecimateddedicatededicateddedicateedictatedictatedemaciatedendgamegamedgemmedgroovygrowinggummedgunmenhangablehotheadhotheadedingrowninputironworkironworkingivorykelpieknockinglilliputianmanagedmeadowmeadowymedicatemedicatedmeowedmowedmuggednockingnonworkingnuptialpairingparingpulleypuppylikerappingrockingrowingtattooedtrickundamagedunmanagedvigorvirologyworkingwrongingyuppie
Words added, previously disallowed (OUT-IN) (4)boopclavenockundimmed
Words previously allowed, now disallowed (IN-OUT) (2)dudedodea
Words disallowed, then allowed, then disallowed again (OUT-IN-OUT) (1)crog