Ins & Outs June 2024
In the month of June 2024, 36 words were added to the Bee lexicon, and 1 word was discontinued, for a net gain of 35 words. Here's a summary of what came and went in June, 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 June.
30 new words were added that had never been used before, nor previously disallowed04 words were added that had been previously disallowed02 words that had been earlier allowed, then disallowed, were allowed again00 words that had been disallowed, then allowed, then disallowed, then allowed again-----36 total words added
- 0 words that had been previously allowed, now disallowed (IN-OUT)- 1 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)------ 1 total words removed
Net gain: 35 words
Words were added (or restored) on 10 days this month.Words were removed on 1 day this month.No words were added or removed on 20 days this month.
PER-PUZZLE WORD COUNTS Highest: 60 Lowest: 22 Average (Mean): 42 Median: 42.5 Mode(s): 48
The -ED SUFFIX was present in 4 of 30 puzzles (13.3%)The -ING SUFFIX was present in 5 of 30 puzzles (16.7%)The BINGO characteristic was present in 10 of 30 puzzles (30%)
CENTER LETTER DISTRIBUTIONThe number of puzzles that began with specific letters during the month. 13 different center letters were used in June.
Frequency order:N 5O 5A 4C 3H 2I 2M 2T 2B 1K 1L 1P 1Y 1
Alpha order:A 4B 1C 3H 2I 2K 1L 1M 2N 5O 5P 1T 2Y 1
PANGRAMS, LETTER SETS, AND INS-AND-OUTS
PANGRAMS Monthly total: 42 Daily average: 1.4 per puzzle Daily pangram numbers: 5 in 0 puzzles (0%) 4 in 1 puzzle (3.3%) 3 in 1 puzzle (3.3%) 2 in 7 puzzles (23.3%) 1 in 21 puzzles (70%)
Of the 30 Bee puzzles in June:
8 (26.7%) were based on pangrams and letter sets that had never been used before. These 8 puzzles introduced 15 new pangrams and added a total of 30 new words to the Bee lexicon, an average of 3.75 new words per puzzle.
22 (73.3%) were based on pangrams and letter sets that had been used before. These 22 puzzles offered no new pangrams, and added a total of 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: 8 letter sets were used for the second time 7 letter sets were used for the third time 5 letter sets were used for the fourth time 2 letter sets were used for the fifth time
Average “age” of all the pangrams and letter sets this month: 2.5Average “age” of the recycled pangrams and letter sets this month: 3.05
ALL THE PANGRAMS
ALACRITYALTHOUGHANONYMITYANTIMONYAWAKENINGBACKBITEBEACHCOMBBEEKEEPINGBIOLOGICALBUOYANTCACOPHONYCHANGEDCLARITYCOAUTHORCOMPOUNDCRITICALITYCRITICALLYCUTTHROARDOUGHNUTEDUCABLEENGULFEDEXCELLINGGLANDULARHICCUPEDHICCUPPEDIMPLANTLEGITIMIZENIGHTLYNONALCOHOLICNONVALIDPITUITARYRAINBOWRANKLINGTIEBACKTOMAHAWKUNFLEDGEDVINDALOOVOLTAGEWAKENINGWEAKENINGWORKMANWORKWOMAN
New words added, with no prior history in the Bee:adduceadducedalacrityanonymityanorakantimonyavoidbackbitebarrowcalculableclarityclubbedcriticalitycriticallyeducablekronalungednightlyninthlynonvalidranklingtakebackthingythinlytiebackungluedvindalooworkmanworkroomworkwoman
New words added, previously disallowed (OUT-IN) (4):racilyducalkroonbirria
New words previously allowed, then disallowed, then allowed again (IN-OUT-IN) (2):lungfulunglue
Words disallowed, then allowed, then disallowed again (OUT-IN-OUT-IN):minyan
30 new words were added that had never been used before, nor previously disallowed04 words were added that had been previously disallowed02 words that had been earlier allowed, then disallowed, were allowed again00 words that had been disallowed, then allowed, then disallowed, then allowed again-----36 total words added
- 0 words that had been previously allowed, now disallowed (IN-OUT)- 1 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)------ 1 total words removed
Net gain: 35 words
Words were added (or restored) on 10 days this month.Words were removed on 1 day this month.No words were added or removed on 20 days this month.
PER-PUZZLE WORD COUNTS Highest: 60 Lowest: 22 Average (Mean): 42 Median: 42.5 Mode(s): 48
The -ED SUFFIX was present in 4 of 30 puzzles (13.3%)The -ING SUFFIX was present in 5 of 30 puzzles (16.7%)The BINGO characteristic was present in 10 of 30 puzzles (30%)
CENTER LETTER DISTRIBUTIONThe number of puzzles that began with specific letters during the month. 13 different center letters were used in June.
Frequency order:N 5O 5A 4C 3H 2I 2M 2T 2B 1K 1L 1P 1Y 1
Alpha order:A 4B 1C 3H 2I 2K 1L 1M 2N 5O 5P 1T 2Y 1
PANGRAMS, LETTER SETS, AND INS-AND-OUTS
PANGRAMS Monthly total: 42 Daily average: 1.4 per puzzle Daily pangram numbers: 5 in 0 puzzles (0%) 4 in 1 puzzle (3.3%) 3 in 1 puzzle (3.3%) 2 in 7 puzzles (23.3%) 1 in 21 puzzles (70%)
Of the 30 Bee puzzles in June:
8 (26.7%) were based on pangrams and letter sets that had never been used before. These 8 puzzles introduced 15 new pangrams and added a total of 30 new words to the Bee lexicon, an average of 3.75 new words per puzzle.
22 (73.3%) were based on pangrams and letter sets that had been used before. These 22 puzzles offered no new pangrams, and added a total of 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: 8 letter sets were used for the second time 7 letter sets were used for the third time 5 letter sets were used for the fourth time 2 letter sets were used for the fifth time
Average “age” of all the pangrams and letter sets this month: 2.5Average “age” of the recycled pangrams and letter sets this month: 3.05
ALL THE PANGRAMS
ALACRITYALTHOUGHANONYMITYANTIMONYAWAKENINGBACKBITEBEACHCOMBBEEKEEPINGBIOLOGICALBUOYANTCACOPHONYCHANGEDCLARITYCOAUTHORCOMPOUNDCRITICALITYCRITICALLYCUTTHROARDOUGHNUTEDUCABLEENGULFEDEXCELLINGGLANDULARHICCUPEDHICCUPPEDIMPLANTLEGITIMIZENIGHTLYNONALCOHOLICNONVALIDPITUITARYRAINBOWRANKLINGTIEBACKTOMAHAWKUNFLEDGEDVINDALOOVOLTAGEWAKENINGWEAKENINGWORKMANWORKWOMAN
New words added, with no prior history in the Bee:adduceadducedalacrityanonymityanorakantimonyavoidbackbitebarrowcalculableclarityclubbedcriticalitycriticallyeducablekronalungednightlyninthlynonvalidranklingtakebackthingythinlytiebackungluedvindalooworkmanworkroomworkwoman
New words added, previously disallowed (OUT-IN) (4):racilyducalkroonbirria
New words previously allowed, then disallowed, then allowed again (IN-OUT-IN) (2):lungfulunglue
Words disallowed, then allowed, then disallowed again (OUT-IN-OUT-IN):minyan