Ins & Outs January 2024
In the month of January 2024, 28 words were added to the Bee lexicon, and 3 words were discontinued, for a net gain of 25 words, or an average addition of 0.8 words per day. 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 January.
20 new words were added that had never been used before, nor previously disallowed08 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-----28 total words added- 3 words that had been previously allowed, now disallowed- 0 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---25 words – net gain
Word count before this month: 9949Word count after this month: 9974
Words were added (or restored) on 13 days this month.Words were removed on 3 days this month.No words were added or removed on 16 days this month.(Total may be more than the days in the month if words were removed and added on the same day.)
PER-PUZZLE WORD COUNTS Highest: 67 Lowest: 20 (twice) Average (Mean): 44.58 Median: 48 Mode(s): 52
The BINGO characteristic occurred in 13 of 00 puzzles (42%)The -ED SUFFIX was present in 3 of 31 puzzles = 10%The -ING SUFFIX was present in 2 of 31 puzzles = 6%
CENTER LETTER DISTRIBUTION
The number of puzzles that began with that letter during the month.13 different center letters were used during January.
Frequency order:4 A4 C3 B3 I3 T2 E2 F2 N2 O2 P2 R1 D1 H
Alphabetical order:4 A3 B4 C1 D2 E2 F1 H3 I2 N2 O2 P2 R3 T
PANGRAMS, LETTER SETS, AND INS-AND-OUTS
Monthly total: 40 pangrams in 31 puzzlesDaily average: 1.29 pangrams per puzzleDaily pangram numbers: 25 puzzles (81%) had one pangram each 4 puzzles (13%) had two pangrams each 1 puzzle (3%) had 3 pangrams 1 puzzle (3%) had 4 pangrams
Of the 31 Bee puzzles in January: 4 (13%) were based on new pangrams and letter sets that had never been used before 27 (87%) were based on recycled pangrams and letter sets that had been used before
Of the 27 puzzles (87%) that were based on repeat letter sets and repeat pangrams: 9 letter sets were used for the second time (in December, this number was 14) 5 letter sets were used for the third time (December: 6) 9 letter sets were used for the fourth time (December: 4) 4 letter sets were used for the fifth time (December: 1)
The average “age” of pangrams in the 27-game “recycled” group was 3.296.
ALL THE PANGRAMS
ACTUALITYBELONGEDBLOWPIPEBOONDOGGLEBOONDOGGLEDCHALLENGECHEMICALCORNBALLDIFFRACTEFFECTUALFIDGETYFLANKEDFLUCTUATEFUNCTIONHARMONYHOMEPAGEHOODWINKINITIALIZATIONINVALIDLYLADYBUGLIKELIHOODLIONIZATIONLITTLENECKMEGAPLEXNATIONALIZATIONNOMADICOPTIMALPARANOIDPEAKINGPROBIOTICRAINDROPRHYTHMICROLLBACKTAILWINDTANTALIZATIONTELEKINETICTOOTHPICKTWITCHINGVULPINEWITCHING
Of the Bee puzzles based on new pangrams and letter sets: These 4 puzzles introduced 9 new pangrams and added 20 new words to the Bee lexicon, an average of 5 new words per puzzle. (Of the 20 new words, 19 were totally new, and one had been previously disallowed.) In only one of these four new-pangram puzzles was a word retired (it had been previously allowed); the average of removals in this group was 0.5 words per game.
Of the Bee puzzles based on recycled pangrams and letter sets: These 27 puzzles introduced one new pangram* and added 11 new words to the Bee lexicon, an average of 0.4 new words per puzzle. (Of the 11 new words, 4 were totally new, and 7 had been previously disallowed.) In two of these 27 recycled-pangram puzzles words were retired (both previously disallowed): the average of removals in this group was 0.07 per game. *see note below re: the Bee of 2024-01-16
Words added, not previously disallowed (NEW WORDS) (IN) (20)initializationlionizationnationalizationtantalizationticklecalculatebelongbelongedblendblendedblondeboondoggleboondoggledennobledfakefakedflakeflakedflankedwinch
Words added, previously disallowed (OUT-IN) (8)hymnarykeloidfiggytactilitylittleneckphageboldednonunion
Words previously allowed, now disallowed (IN-OUT) (3)vianddeadfallgullably
20 new words were added that had never been used before, nor previously disallowed08 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-----28 total words added- 3 words that had been previously allowed, now disallowed- 0 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---25 words – net gain
Word count before this month: 9949Word count after this month: 9974
Words were added (or restored) on 13 days this month.Words were removed on 3 days this month.No words were added or removed on 16 days this month.(Total may be more than the days in the month if words were removed and added on the same day.)
PER-PUZZLE WORD COUNTS Highest: 67 Lowest: 20 (twice) Average (Mean): 44.58 Median: 48 Mode(s): 52
The BINGO characteristic occurred in 13 of 00 puzzles (42%)The -ED SUFFIX was present in 3 of 31 puzzles = 10%The -ING SUFFIX was present in 2 of 31 puzzles = 6%
CENTER LETTER DISTRIBUTION
The number of puzzles that began with that letter during the month.13 different center letters were used during January.
Frequency order:4 A4 C3 B3 I3 T2 E2 F2 N2 O2 P2 R1 D1 H
Alphabetical order:4 A3 B4 C1 D2 E2 F1 H3 I2 N2 O2 P2 R3 T
PANGRAMS, LETTER SETS, AND INS-AND-OUTS
Monthly total: 40 pangrams in 31 puzzlesDaily average: 1.29 pangrams per puzzleDaily pangram numbers: 25 puzzles (81%) had one pangram each 4 puzzles (13%) had two pangrams each 1 puzzle (3%) had 3 pangrams 1 puzzle (3%) had 4 pangrams
Of the 31 Bee puzzles in January: 4 (13%) were based on new pangrams and letter sets that had never been used before 27 (87%) were based on recycled pangrams and letter sets that had been used before
Of the 27 puzzles (87%) that were based on repeat letter sets and repeat pangrams: 9 letter sets were used for the second time (in December, this number was 14) 5 letter sets were used for the third time (December: 6) 9 letter sets were used for the fourth time (December: 4) 4 letter sets were used for the fifth time (December: 1)
The average “age” of pangrams in the 27-game “recycled” group was 3.296.
ALL THE PANGRAMS
ACTUALITYBELONGEDBLOWPIPEBOONDOGGLEBOONDOGGLEDCHALLENGECHEMICALCORNBALLDIFFRACTEFFECTUALFIDGETYFLANKEDFLUCTUATEFUNCTIONHARMONYHOMEPAGEHOODWINKINITIALIZATIONINVALIDLYLADYBUGLIKELIHOODLIONIZATIONLITTLENECKMEGAPLEXNATIONALIZATIONNOMADICOPTIMALPARANOIDPEAKINGPROBIOTICRAINDROPRHYTHMICROLLBACKTAILWINDTANTALIZATIONTELEKINETICTOOTHPICKTWITCHINGVULPINEWITCHING
Of the Bee puzzles based on new pangrams and letter sets: These 4 puzzles introduced 9 new pangrams and added 20 new words to the Bee lexicon, an average of 5 new words per puzzle. (Of the 20 new words, 19 were totally new, and one had been previously disallowed.) In only one of these four new-pangram puzzles was a word retired (it had been previously allowed); the average of removals in this group was 0.5 words per game.
Of the Bee puzzles based on recycled pangrams and letter sets: These 27 puzzles introduced one new pangram* and added 11 new words to the Bee lexicon, an average of 0.4 new words per puzzle. (Of the 11 new words, 4 were totally new, and 7 had been previously disallowed.) In two of these 27 recycled-pangram puzzles words were retired (both previously disallowed): the average of removals in this group was 0.07 per game. *see note below re: the Bee of 2024-01-16
Words added, not previously disallowed (NEW WORDS) (IN) (20)initializationlionizationnationalizationtantalizationticklecalculatebelongbelongedblendblendedblondeboondoggleboondoggledennobledfakefakedflakeflakedflankedwinch
Words added, previously disallowed (OUT-IN) (8)hymnarykeloidfiggytactilitylittleneckphageboldednonunion
Words previously allowed, now disallowed (IN-OUT) (3)vianddeadfallgullably