Spelling Bee Answers for Friday, November 10, 2023

Nov 10, 2023, Friday Spelling Bee Answers for the K, A, C, D, E, H, L honeycomb (center letter K) feature 35 words, a 145-point total, 1 Pangram (1 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 7-letter longest word: CACKLED, CHALKED, CHECKED, CLACKED, HECKLED.

Spelling Bee hive for November 10, 2023 with center letter K and surrounding letters A,C,D,E,H and L

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Friday, November 10, 2023 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights

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

Difficulty

4/10

Medium

39th percentile

Avg Word Length

5.14

Short words

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

49/100

Uncommon

Rarer than 49% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

29 minutes

Quicker than usual

To reach Genius

2LL

12

Few pairs

Unique two-letter openings

Bingo Status

Yes

All 7 covered

All 7 letters start at least 1 word

GN4L

16

words to Genius
5×7L9×6L2×5L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 102 pts
16 words5×7L5×6L6×5L

Vowel Split

36%

Consonant-heavy puzzle

65 vowels · 115 consonants

Score Milestones

  • 0%Beginner0 PTS
  • 5%Good Start7 PTS
  • 15%Moving Up22 PTS
  • 25%Good36 PTS
  • 40%Solid58 PTS
  • 50%Nice73 PTS
  • 60%Great87 PTS
  • 65%Amazing94 PTS
  • 70%Genius102 PTS
  • 100%Queen Bee145 PTS

Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Here is the complete list of 35 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Friday, November 10, 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

C
31%
H
23%
L
17%

Try starting with these letters when you're stuck.

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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7-Letter Words 5 words

6-Letter Words 9 words

5-Letter Words 7 words

4-Letter Words 14 words

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Word Length Distribution

14 words
4L
14
7 words
5L
7
9 words
6L
9
5 words (Pangram)
7L
5

Share of 35 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

K
35 words
100%
E
29 words
83%
C
23 words
66%
A
20 words
57%
L
20 words
57%
D
16 words
46%
H
13 words
37%

Share of 35 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

14 pts
14
4L
35 pts
35
5L
54 pts
54
6L
42 pts (Pangram)
42
7L

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

C
1131%
H
823%
L
617%
D
514%
K
39%
A
13%
E
13%

Share of 35 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

  • Today’s score of 145 ranks in the 25th percentile among all puzzles.
  • The last time a score this low appeared was on 2023-11-09.
  • The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
  • The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
  • With 35 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 28th percentile overall.
  • The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2023-11-09.
  • 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 Medium 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 2023-11-07.
  • The estimated solve time of 25–33 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*:

  • ackee
  • adhaka
  • akcheh
  • akeake
  • aked
  • akee
  • akela
  • akha
  • akka
  • akkad
  • aleak
  • aleck
  • cack
  • cacked
  • calk
  • calked
  • chack
  • chackle
  • chackled
  • cheeked
  • cheka
  • clake
  • cleck
  • cleek
  • cleeked
  • dalk
  • deckel
  • deckhead
  • deek
  • dekle
  • dhak
  • ekaha
  • ekka
  • hacek
  • hackee
  • hackled
  • hakea
  • hakka
  • halakah
  • halakha
  • kacha
  • kachcha
  • kaha
  • kaka
  • kakkak
  • kakke
  • kala
  • kalach
  • kallah
  • kcal
  • keck
  • kecked
  • keckle
  • keckled
  • keddah
  • keech
  • keek
  • keeked
  • keelhale
  • keelhaled
  • keld
  • kele
  • keleh
  • kelek
  • kelk
  • kell
  • khalkha
  • kheda
  • khedah
  • khella
  • laked
  • lakh
  • leck
  • lekach
  • lekha

*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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