Spelling Bee Answers for Saturday, November 04, 2023

Nov 04, 2023, Saturday Spelling Bee Answers for the B, E, I, K, L, M, O honeycomb (center letter B) feature 37 words, a 144-point total, 1 Pangram (0 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 10-letter longest word: BOOKMOBILE.

Spelling Bee hive for November 4, 2023 with center letter B and surrounding letters E,I,K,L,M and O

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Saturday, November 4, 2023 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights

A closer look at this NYT puzzle difficulty, word patterns, scoring, and solve time.

Difficulty

1/10

Easy

14th percentile

Avg Word Length

5.08

Short words

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

11/100

Common

Rarer than 11% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

25 minutes

Quicker than usual

To reach Genius

2LL

11

Few pairs

Unique two-letter openings

Bingo Status

Yes

All 7 covered

All 7 letters start at least 1 word

GN4L

15

words to Genius
1×10L2×8L1×7L7×6L4×5L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 101 pts
15 words1×10L2×8L1×7L6×6L5×5L

Vowel Split

45%

Balanced mix

85 vowels · 103 consonants

Score Milestones

  • 0%Beginner0 PTS
  • 5%Good Start7 PTS
  • 15%Moving Up22 PTS
  • 25%Good36 PTS
  • 40%Solid58 PTS
  • 50%Nice72 PTS
  • 60%Great86 PTS
  • 65%Amazing94 PTS
  • 70%Genius101 PTS
  • 100%Queen Bee144 PTS

Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Here is the complete list of 37 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Saturday, November 4, 2023. The answers are organized by word length and point value, along with today's pangram. Prefer a spoiler-free approach? Try the spelling bee hints for today or browse the full list of NYT spelling bee words.

Common openings

B
65%
L
19%
I
5%

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Puzzle Letters

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Pangrams

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The Center letter is highlighted in Yellow.
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Complete Answers

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10-Letter Words 1 word

8-Letter Words 2 words

7-Letter Words 1 word

6-Letter Words 7 words

5-Letter Words 9 words

4-Letter Words 17 words

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Word Length Distribution

17 words
4L
17
9 words
5L
9
7 words
6L
7
1 word
7L
1
2 words
8L
2
1 word (Pangram)
10L
1

Share of 37 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

B
37 words
100%
L
26 words
70%
O
23 words
62%
E
21 words
57%
I
18 words
49%
M
12 words
32%
K
8 words
22%

Share of 37 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

17 pts
17
4L
45 pts
45
5L
42 pts
42
6L
7 pts
7
7L
16 pts
16
8L
17 pts (Pangram)
17
10L

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

B
2465%
L
719%
I
25%
E
13%
K
13%
M
13%
O
13%

Share of 37 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

  • Today’s score of 144 ranks in the 24th percentile among all puzzles.
  • The last time a score this low appeared was on 2023-11-03.
  • The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
  • The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
  • With 37 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 34th percentile overall.
  • The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2023-11-03.
  • The highest number of answers in any puzzle is 80, on 2026-02-01.
  • The lowest number of answers in any puzzle is 16, on 2023-03-27.
  • This puzzle ranks among the Easy puzzles, based on overall difficulty scoring.
  • Compared to recent puzzles, today’s challenge is easier than usual.
  • The letter set in this puzzle is considered Medium, compared to typical puzzles.
  • Puzzles with similar letter rarity last appeared on 2023-11-02.
  • The estimated solve time of 21–29 min is faster than typical puzzles.
  • Players can expect a steady solving experience.

Other Dictionary Words Not on This Puzzle's Official List

Wondering why these words aren't on the official list*:

  • beebee
  • beek
  • beelike
  • bekko
  • belibel
  • belike
  • belime
  • belk
  • belleek
  • belli
  • bello
  • belook
  • beme
  • bemoil
  • bemol
  • bibb
  • bibble
  • bibi
  • bibl
  • biblike
  • bikie
  • bikol
  • bilbie
  • bilbo
  • bilimbi
  • billie
  • bilo
  • bilobe
  • bimbo
  • biol
  • bleb
  • blee
  • bleekbok
  • blok
  • blooie
  • bobbie
  • bobo
  • bobol
  • boii
  • boiko
  • boke
  • boko
  • bole
  • bolk
  • bombo
  • bomi
  • boobie
  • boobook
  • booklike
  • bool
  • eboe
  • embloom
  • emboil
  • embole
  • emboli
  • imbe
  • kebbie
  • kebob
  • kelebe
  • kemb
  • kibbe
  • kibbi
  • kibe
  • kibei
  • kimbo
  • kobo
  • lebbek
  • libellee
  • limbi
  • limbie
  • lobi
  • lobolo
  • loob
  • miombo
  • mobil
  • moble
  • moblike
  • obeli
  • obol
  • obole
  • oboli

*Every word here uses only the hive's seven letters, includes the center letter, and appears in our dictionary, but it was never published in the NYT's official answer list.

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