Ins & Outs July 2024
In the month of July 2024, 60 words were added to the Bee lexicon, and 5 words were discontinued, for a net gain of 55 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 July.
56 new words were added that had never been used before, nor previously disallowed (IN)02 words were added that had been previously disallowed (OUT-IN)02 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)-----60 total words added
- 5 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)------ 5 total words removed
Net gain: 55 words
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 13 days this month.
PER-PUZZLE WORD COUNTS Highest: 70 Lowest: 18 Mean: 39.5 [average] Median: 39 [midpoint number] Mode(s): 39 [most frequent number]
The BINGO characteristic was present in 14 of 31 puzzles (45%)The -ED SUFFIX was present in 4 of 31 puzzles (13%)The -ING SUFFIX was present in 4 of 31 puzzles (13%)
CENTER LETTER DISTRIBUTIONThe number of puzzles that began with specific letters during the month. 18 different center letters were used during July.
Frequency order:4 H4 R2 A2 C2 M2 N2 T2 U2 W1 B1 D1 E1 F1 G1 I1 J1 O1 P
Alpha order:2 A1 B2 C1 D1 E1 F1 G4 H1 I1 J2 M2 N1 O1 P4 R2 T2 U2 W
PANGRAMS, LETTER SETS, AND INS-AND-OUTS
PANGRAMS Monthly total: 53 Highest: 6 per puzzle Lowest: 1 per puzzle Mean: 1.7 average per puzzle Median: 1 [midpoint number] Mode(s): 1 [most frequent number] Daily pangram numbers: 6 in 1 puzzle (3.2%) 4 in 2 puzzles (6.4%) 3 in 3 puzzles (9.6%) 2 in 5 puzzles (16.1%) 1 in 20 puzzles (64.5%)
Of the 31 Bee puzzles in July:
9 (29%) were based on pangrams and letter sets that had never been used before. These 9 puzzles introduced 25 new pangrams and added 54 new words to the Bee lexicon, an average of 6 new words per puzzle.
22 (71%) were based on pangrams and letter sets that had been used before. These 22 puzzles offered no new pangrams, and added 6 new words to the Bee lexicon, an average of 0.27 new words per puzzle.
Of the 22 puzzles with repeat letter sets and repeat pangrams: 9 letter sets were used for the second time 9 letter sets were used for the third time 2 letter sets were used for the fourth time 2 letter sets were used for the fifth time
Average “age” of all pangrams and letter sets this month: 2.32Average “age” of recycled pangrams and letter sets this month: 2.82
ALL THE PANGRAMS
ANNIHILATIONARCHINGBAPTIZEBILINGUALBIOTECHBRONZINGCHAGRINCHAIRINGCHARGINGCHARIOTCHARRINGCHECKABLECONDOMINIUMCONDUCTORDEFILINGDELIGHTDELIGHTEDDWELLINGEJECTIONFIELDINGFLAVORFULFLEDGINGFLEDGLINGFRONTMANHACKABLEHARICOTHEADLINEHEADLINEDHIGHLIGHTEDHONEYMOONEDINCLEMENCYINHALATIONINHALEDINJECTIONJOLLYINGLIGHTEDMEGABITNAILHEADNONCONDUCTORNORMALLYPUNCTUATERANCHINGTALKATIVETHORACICTWITCHEDUNACCEPTANCEUNINVITEDUNKINDLYVARIFORMWALKOUTWARLOCKWELDINGWIELDINGWIZARDRY
Words added, not previously disallowed (NEW WORDS) (IN) (56)archingchagrinchairingchargingchariotcharringclemencycochairdefilingdizzydwellingdwindlingfieldingfledgingfledglinggrinchharicotheadlineheadlinedhoneymoonedinfidelinfieldinfilledinhaledjigglingjigglyjiggyjillionjinglingjinglyjogglingjollilyjollyingjoyingkabbalahmoneyednailheadorthoticpeanutpunctuateranchingrhoticteacupthoracicunacceptancevariformweddingwedgingweedingweldingwendingwideningwieldingwiggledwildlingwinged
Words added, previously disallowed (OUT-IN) (2)tipiuntended
Words allowed, then disallowed, then allowed again (IN-OUT-IN) (2)cuppaindium
Words previously allowed, now disallowed (IN-OUT) (5)bitchgringofootmanformantmotorman
56 new words were added that had never been used before, nor previously disallowed (IN)02 words were added that had been previously disallowed (OUT-IN)02 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)-----60 total words added
- 5 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)------ 5 total words removed
Net gain: 55 words
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 13 days this month.
PER-PUZZLE WORD COUNTS Highest: 70 Lowest: 18 Mean: 39.5 [average] Median: 39 [midpoint number] Mode(s): 39 [most frequent number]
The BINGO characteristic was present in 14 of 31 puzzles (45%)The -ED SUFFIX was present in 4 of 31 puzzles (13%)The -ING SUFFIX was present in 4 of 31 puzzles (13%)
CENTER LETTER DISTRIBUTIONThe number of puzzles that began with specific letters during the month. 18 different center letters were used during July.
Frequency order:4 H4 R2 A2 C2 M2 N2 T2 U2 W1 B1 D1 E1 F1 G1 I1 J1 O1 P
Alpha order:2 A1 B2 C1 D1 E1 F1 G4 H1 I1 J2 M2 N1 O1 P4 R2 T2 U2 W
PANGRAMS, LETTER SETS, AND INS-AND-OUTS
PANGRAMS Monthly total: 53 Highest: 6 per puzzle Lowest: 1 per puzzle Mean: 1.7 average per puzzle Median: 1 [midpoint number] Mode(s): 1 [most frequent number] Daily pangram numbers: 6 in 1 puzzle (3.2%) 4 in 2 puzzles (6.4%) 3 in 3 puzzles (9.6%) 2 in 5 puzzles (16.1%) 1 in 20 puzzles (64.5%)
Of the 31 Bee puzzles in July:
9 (29%) were based on pangrams and letter sets that had never been used before. These 9 puzzles introduced 25 new pangrams and added 54 new words to the Bee lexicon, an average of 6 new words per puzzle.
22 (71%) were based on pangrams and letter sets that had been used before. These 22 puzzles offered no new pangrams, and added 6 new words to the Bee lexicon, an average of 0.27 new words per puzzle.
Of the 22 puzzles with repeat letter sets and repeat pangrams: 9 letter sets were used for the second time 9 letter sets were used for the third time 2 letter sets were used for the fourth time 2 letter sets were used for the fifth time
Average “age” of all pangrams and letter sets this month: 2.32Average “age” of recycled pangrams and letter sets this month: 2.82
ALL THE PANGRAMS
ANNIHILATIONARCHINGBAPTIZEBILINGUALBIOTECHBRONZINGCHAGRINCHAIRINGCHARGINGCHARIOTCHARRINGCHECKABLECONDOMINIUMCONDUCTORDEFILINGDELIGHTDELIGHTEDDWELLINGEJECTIONFIELDINGFLAVORFULFLEDGINGFLEDGLINGFRONTMANHACKABLEHARICOTHEADLINEHEADLINEDHIGHLIGHTEDHONEYMOONEDINCLEMENCYINHALATIONINHALEDINJECTIONJOLLYINGLIGHTEDMEGABITNAILHEADNONCONDUCTORNORMALLYPUNCTUATERANCHINGTALKATIVETHORACICTWITCHEDUNACCEPTANCEUNINVITEDUNKINDLYVARIFORMWALKOUTWARLOCKWELDINGWIELDINGWIZARDRY
Words added, not previously disallowed (NEW WORDS) (IN) (56)archingchagrinchairingchargingchariotcharringclemencycochairdefilingdizzydwellingdwindlingfieldingfledgingfledglinggrinchharicotheadlineheadlinedhoneymoonedinfidelinfieldinfilledinhaledjigglingjigglyjiggyjillionjinglingjinglyjogglingjollilyjollyingjoyingkabbalahmoneyednailheadorthoticpeanutpunctuateranchingrhoticteacupthoracicunacceptancevariformweddingwedgingweedingweldingwendingwideningwieldingwiggledwildlingwinged
Words added, previously disallowed (OUT-IN) (2)tipiuntended
Words allowed, then disallowed, then allowed again (IN-OUT-IN) (2)cuppaindium
Words previously allowed, now disallowed (IN-OUT) (5)bitchgringofootmanformantmotorman