Spelling Bee Answers for Monday, November 13, 2023

Nov 13, 2023, Monday Spelling Bee Answers for the L, F, G, O, R, Y, I honeycomb (center letter L) feature 39 words, a 151-point total, 1 Pangram (1 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 8-letter longest word: GROGGILY.

Spelling Bee hive for November 13, 2023 with center letter L and surrounding letters F,G,O,R,Y and I

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Monday, November 13, 2023 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights

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

Difficulty

4/10

Medium

40th percentile

Avg Word Length

5.00

Short words

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

50/100

Rare

Rarer than 50% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

32 minutes

Quicker than usual

To reach Genius

2LL

16

Typical spread

Unique two-letter openings

Bingo Status

No

Missing: Y

All 7 letters start at least 1 word

GN4L

17

words to Genius
1×8L4×7L6×6L6×5L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 106 pts
17 words1×8L4×7L3×6L9×5L

Vowel Split

32%

Consonant-heavy puzzle

62 vowels · 133 consonants

Score Milestones

  • 0%Beginner0 PTS
  • 5%Good Start8 PTS
  • 15%Moving Up23 PTS
  • 25%Good38 PTS
  • 40%Solid60 PTS
  • 50%Nice76 PTS
  • 60%Great91 PTS
  • 65%Amazing98 PTS
  • 70%Genius106 PTS
  • 100%Queen Bee151 PTS

Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Here is the complete list of 39 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Monday, November 13, 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

G
38%
F
28%
L
15%

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Puzzle Letters

Previous2023-11-12
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Pangrams

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The Center letter is highlighted in Yellow.

Complete Answers

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8-Letter Words 1 word

7-Letter Words 4 words

6-Letter Words 6 words

5-Letter Words 11 words

4-Letter Words 17 words

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Word Length Distribution

17 words
4L
17
11 words
5L
11
6 words
6L
6
4 words (Pangram)
7L
4
1 word
8L
1

Share of 39 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

L
39 words
100%
O
27 words
69%
I
23 words
59%
G
21 words
54%
Y
18 words
46%
F
14 words
36%
R
14 words
36%

Share of 39 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

17 pts
17
4L
55 pts
55
5L
36 pts
36
6L
35 pts (Pangram)
35
7L
8 pts
8
8L

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

G
1538%
F
1128%
L
615%
R
38%
I
25%
O
25%

Share of 39 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

  • Today’s score of 151 ranks in the 27th 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 39 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 39th 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 easier than usual.
  • The letter set in this puzzle is considered Low, compared to typical puzzles.
  • Puzzles with similar letter rarity last appeared on 2023-11-12.
  • The estimated solve time of 27–37 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*:

  • fili
  • fillo
  • filo
  • flor
  • flory
  • flyoff
  • foll
  • foolify
  • frillily
  • gilly
  • gilo
  • gliff
  • glogg
  • glor
  • golgi
  • goli
  • goll
  • gorily
  • grylli
  • lifo
  • lill
  • lilly
  • liri
  • loggy
  • logily
  • loglog
  • logoff
  • logoi
  • logology
  • loir
  • loli
  • loligo
  • lolly
  • lolo
  • loof
  • loory
  • lori
  • lory
  • oilily
  • olof
  • ology
  • oology
  • orlo
  • orly
  • orology
  • rigol
  • rilly
  • roily
  • rolf
  • rollo
  • rool
  • yill

*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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