Spelling Bee Answers for Saturday, November 11, 2023
Nov 11, 2023, Saturday Spelling Bee Answers for the E, F, G, I, L, N, O honeycomb (center letter E) feature 59 words, a 241-point total, 1 Pangram (0 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 8-letter longest word: FEIGNING, LIFELINE, LIFELONG, NEGLIGEE.
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Saturday, November 11, 2023 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights
A closer look at this NYT puzzle difficulty, word patterns, scoring, and solve time.
Difficulty
5/10
Medium48th percentile
Avg Word Length
5.24
Short wordsAll-time avg: 5.4
Rarity
32/100
UncommonRarer than 32% of puzzles
Avg Solve Time
49 minutes
Longer than usualTo reach Genius
2LL
21
Typical spreadUnique two-letter openings
Bingo Status
Yes
All 7 coveredAll 7 letters start at least 1 word
GN4L
25
words to GeniusGN4L OTN
Yes
Exact 169 ptsVowel Split
47%
Vowel-heavy puzzle144 vowels · 165 consonants
Score Milestones
- 0%Beginner0 PTS
- 5%Good Start12 PTS
- 15%Moving Up36 PTS
- 25%Good60 PTS
- 40%Solid96 PTS
- 50%Nice121 PTS
- 60%Great145 PTS
- 65%Amazing157 PTS
- 70%Genius169 PTS
- 100%Queen Bee241 PTS
Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers
Here is the complete list of 59 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Saturday, November 11, 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.
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8-Letter Words 4 words
7-Letter Words 7 words
6-Letter Words 13 words
5-Letter Words 10 words
4-Letter Words 25 words
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Word Length Distribution
Share of 59 answers at each word length.
Letter Coverage
Share of 59 words using each hive letter.
Points by Length
Total points available at each word length.
Letter Frequency Distribution
Share of 59 words starting with each letter.
How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?
- Today’s score of 241 ranks in the 70th percentile among all puzzles.
- The last time a score this low appeared was on 2023-11-10.
- The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
- The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
- With 59 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 88th percentile overall.
- The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2023-11-10.
- 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 harder than average.
- The letter set in this puzzle is considered Low, compared to typical puzzles.
- Puzzles with similar letter rarity last appeared on 2023-11-09.
- The estimated solve time of 42–56 min is slower 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*:
- eeling
- effie
- eiffel
- eigne
- eileen
- elenge
- elle
- ellen
- ellinge
- elne
- eloge
- eloign
- eloigning
- eloin
- eloining
- elon
- elong
- enfelon
- enfeoff
- enfeoffing
- enfile
- engin
- engining
- engl
- engle
- enif
- enoil
- enol
- eolienne
- feeing
- feil
- fele
- felloe
- feoff
- feoffee
- feoffing
- fiel
- fifie
- figgle
- flooie
- fogie
- fogle
- fole
- foliole
- fone
- geeing
- gegenion
- gegg
- geggee
- gein
- gell
- gelong
- genin
- genio
- genl
- geoff
- geog
- geon
- gien
- gile
- gileno
- gilgie
- gillie
- gingeli
- gingelli
- gingle
- ginnel
- gleen
- gleg
- glene
- glenn
- glonoine
- goel
- goen
- gonef
- goonie
- ieee
- infeoff
- infeoffing
- infile
- ingenie
- ingine
- ingle
- inline
- inne
- inogen
- ione
- ionogen
- ionone
- leef
- lege
- legge
- leggin
- legong
- lene
- leng
- lenin
- leno
- leon
- leone
- lief
- lienee
- lifen
- ligne
- lignone
- lile
- linge
- lingel
- lingle
- linne
- linolein
- lionel
- logeion
- loggie
- logie
- longe
- longeing
- longline
- looie
- neele
- neif
- neil
- nell
- nellie
- neogene
- nielli
- niello
- nielloing
- nife
- nifle
- nigel
- nile
- noggen
- nonego
- nonene
- nonfeeling
- nongelling
- nonlife
- oenin
- oenone
- olefin
- olefine
- oleg
- olein
- oleine
- oogone
*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.