Ins & Outs May 2024
In the month of May 2024, 40 words were added to the Bee lexicon, and 3 words were discontinued, for a net gain of 37 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 May.
37 new words were added that had never been used before, nor previously disallowed03 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-----40 total words added
- 3 words that had been previously allowed, now disallowed (IN-OUT)- 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------ 3 total words removed
37 words – net gain
Words were added (or restored) on 9 days this month.Words were removed on 3 days this month.No words were added or removed on 20 days this month.
PER-PUZZLE WORD COUNTS Highest: 76 Lowest: 21 Average (Mean): 44.7 Median: 43 Mode(s): 37
The BINGO characteristic was present in 15 of 31 puzzles (48%)The -ED SUFFIX was present in 6 of 31 puzzles = 19%The -ING SUFFIX was present in 4 of 13 puzzles = 00%
CENTER LETTER DISTRIBUTIONThe number of puzzles that began with that letter during the month. 18 different center letters were used in May.
Frequency order:4 A3 C3 L2 I2 M2 O2 T2 V2 W1 B1 D1 E1 G1 N1 P1 R1 U1 Y
Alpha order:4 A1 B3 C1 D1 E1 G2 I3 L2 M1 N2 O1 P1 R2 T1 U2 V2 W1 Y
PANGRAMS, LETTER SETS, AND INS-AND-OUTS
PANGRAMS Monthly total: 49 Daily average: 1.6 per puzzle Daily pangram numbers: 5 in 1 puzzle (3%) 4 in 1 puzzle (3%) 3 in 1 puzzle (3%) 2 in 9 puzzles (6%) 1 in 19 puzzles (61%)
Of the 31 Bee puzzles in May:
4 (12.9%) were based on pangrams and letter sets that had never been used before. These 4 puzzles introduced 11 new pangrams and added a total of 29 new words to the Bee lexicon, an average of 7.25 new words per puzzle. In one of these Bees, a word was discontinued.
27 (87.2%) were based on pangrams and letter sets that had been used before. These 27 puzzles offered no new pangrams, and added a total of 11 new words to the Bee lexicon, an average of 0.41 new words per puzzle. Two words were discontinued (one each in two separate Bees).
Of the 27 puzzles with repeat letter sets and repeat pangrams: 12 letter sets were used for the second time 11 letter sets were used for the third time 4 letter sets were used for the fourth time
Average “age” of all pangrams and letter sets this month: 2Average “age” of recycled pangrams and letter sets this month: 2.7
ALL THE PANGRAMS
ACTIVATEDADDICTIVEADJACENCYATTACHMENTBACKFILLBLUEFINCATCHMENTCLEMENTINECLICKABLECONCLUDECONCLUDEDCORNILYDAZZLINGDEACTIVATEDEACTIVATEDDECEIVINGDEDICATIVEDEHUMIDIFIEDDOGPILEENCHANTMENTENHANCEMENTEVIDENCINGFLIPPANTFLOORBOARDGALLIVANTGALLIVANTINGHANDILYHUMIDIFIEDIMMOBILIZEINCLEMENTMACHINEMAYPOLEMECHANICMOBILIZEMOTORWAYNAMECHECKNATIONHOODOBJECTEDPLAINTIFFPROMOTIONQUOTINGTAXONOMYTRIBUTARYUNBELIEFUNCLOAKVIBRATOVIBRATORVIGILANTWHEELING
New words added, with no prior history in the Beeactivatedaddictiveaviatoravailingdeactivatedeactivateddeceivingdedicativedeveiningdogpileevidencingevincingfumedgallivantgallivantinggloppedhuffedinitialinglavingligatinglitigantlitigatingmorrowmuffedpledgepledgedtailgatingtailingtanglingtattlingtitillatingtomorrowvaginalvendingvigilantwormwormy
New words added, previously disallowed (OUT-IN) (3)dandlingwhingewhingeing
Discontinued words (all had been previously allowed) (IN-OUT) (3)etchantnonprinttitling
37 new words were added that had never been used before, nor previously disallowed03 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-----40 total words added
- 3 words that had been previously allowed, now disallowed (IN-OUT)- 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------ 3 total words removed
37 words – net gain
Words were added (or restored) on 9 days this month.Words were removed on 3 days this month.No words were added or removed on 20 days this month.
PER-PUZZLE WORD COUNTS Highest: 76 Lowest: 21 Average (Mean): 44.7 Median: 43 Mode(s): 37
The BINGO characteristic was present in 15 of 31 puzzles (48%)The -ED SUFFIX was present in 6 of 31 puzzles = 19%The -ING SUFFIX was present in 4 of 13 puzzles = 00%
CENTER LETTER DISTRIBUTIONThe number of puzzles that began with that letter during the month. 18 different center letters were used in May.
Frequency order:4 A3 C3 L2 I2 M2 O2 T2 V2 W1 B1 D1 E1 G1 N1 P1 R1 U1 Y
Alpha order:4 A1 B3 C1 D1 E1 G2 I3 L2 M1 N2 O1 P1 R2 T1 U2 V2 W1 Y
PANGRAMS, LETTER SETS, AND INS-AND-OUTS
PANGRAMS Monthly total: 49 Daily average: 1.6 per puzzle Daily pangram numbers: 5 in 1 puzzle (3%) 4 in 1 puzzle (3%) 3 in 1 puzzle (3%) 2 in 9 puzzles (6%) 1 in 19 puzzles (61%)
Of the 31 Bee puzzles in May:
4 (12.9%) were based on pangrams and letter sets that had never been used before. These 4 puzzles introduced 11 new pangrams and added a total of 29 new words to the Bee lexicon, an average of 7.25 new words per puzzle. In one of these Bees, a word was discontinued.
27 (87.2%) were based on pangrams and letter sets that had been used before. These 27 puzzles offered no new pangrams, and added a total of 11 new words to the Bee lexicon, an average of 0.41 new words per puzzle. Two words were discontinued (one each in two separate Bees).
Of the 27 puzzles with repeat letter sets and repeat pangrams: 12 letter sets were used for the second time 11 letter sets were used for the third time 4 letter sets were used for the fourth time
Average “age” of all pangrams and letter sets this month: 2Average “age” of recycled pangrams and letter sets this month: 2.7
ALL THE PANGRAMS
ACTIVATEDADDICTIVEADJACENCYATTACHMENTBACKFILLBLUEFINCATCHMENTCLEMENTINECLICKABLECONCLUDECONCLUDEDCORNILYDAZZLINGDEACTIVATEDEACTIVATEDDECEIVINGDEDICATIVEDEHUMIDIFIEDDOGPILEENCHANTMENTENHANCEMENTEVIDENCINGFLIPPANTFLOORBOARDGALLIVANTGALLIVANTINGHANDILYHUMIDIFIEDIMMOBILIZEINCLEMENTMACHINEMAYPOLEMECHANICMOBILIZEMOTORWAYNAMECHECKNATIONHOODOBJECTEDPLAINTIFFPROMOTIONQUOTINGTAXONOMYTRIBUTARYUNBELIEFUNCLOAKVIBRATOVIBRATORVIGILANTWHEELING
New words added, with no prior history in the Beeactivatedaddictiveaviatoravailingdeactivatedeactivateddeceivingdedicativedeveiningdogpileevidencingevincingfumedgallivantgallivantinggloppedhuffedinitialinglavingligatinglitigantlitigatingmorrowmuffedpledgepledgedtailgatingtailingtanglingtattlingtitillatingtomorrowvaginalvendingvigilantwormwormy
New words added, previously disallowed (OUT-IN) (3)dandlingwhingewhingeing
Discontinued words (all had been previously allowed) (IN-OUT) (3)etchantnonprinttitling