November 16, 2023, Thursday

Spelling Bee Answers for Thursday, November 16, 2023

Nov 16, 2023, Thursday Spelling Bee Answers for the T, A, D, I, N, O, P honeycomb (center letter T) feature 55 words, a 284-point total, 2 Pangrams (0 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 10-letter longest word: ADAPTATION, ANNOTATION, INITIATION, INTONATION.

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Spelling Bee hive for November 16, 2023 with center letter T and surrounding letters A,D,I,N,O and P

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Thursday, November 16, 2023 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights

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

Difficulty

6/10

Hard

63rd percentile

Avg Word Length

5.73

Typical length

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

50/100

Rare

Rarer than 50% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

53 minutes

Longer than usual

To reach Genius

2LL

Typical spread

Unique two-letter openings

Bingo Status

Yes

All 7 covered

All 7 letters start at least 1 word

GN4L

words to Genius

4×10L5×8L3×7L14×6L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 199 pts

26 words4×10L5×8L3×7L14×6L

Vowel Split

46%

Vowel-heavy puzzle

144 vowels · 171 consonants

Score Milestones

0%Beginner0 PTS
5%Good Start14 PTS
15%Moving Up43 PTS
25%Good71 PTS
40%Solid114 PTS
50%Nice142 PTS
60%Great170 PTS
65%Amazing185 PTS
70%Genius199 PTS
100%Queen Bee284 PTS

Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Here is the complete list of 55 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Thursday, November 16, 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

33%

20%

18%

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Puzzle Letters

Previous2023-11-15

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Pangrams

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The Center letter is highlighted in Yellow.

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2025-06-08(O)

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Word Length Distribution

15 words

14 words

3 words

5 words (Pangram)

4 words (Pangram)

10L

Share of 55 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

55 words

100%

41 words

75%

38 words

69%

35 words

64%

34 words

62%

28 words

51%

12 words

22%

Share of 55 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

15 pts

70 pts

84 pts

21 pts

47 pts (Pangram)

10L

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

1833%

1120%

1018%

611%

47%

24%

Share of 55 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

Today’s score of 284 ranks in the 85th percentile among all puzzles.
The last time a score this low appeared was on 2023-11-15.
The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
With 55 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 80th percentile overall.
The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2023-11-14.
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 Hard 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 2023-11-15.
The estimated solve time of 45–61 min is slower than typical puzzles.
Players can expect a challenging solving experience.

Other Dictionary Words Not on This Puzzle's Official List

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

adaption
adat
adati
adit
adnation
adoptian
aidant
aint
aition
ananta
anat
anatta
anatto
andantino
anita
annat
annatto
annotto
anodontia
anotia
anotta
anta
antipot
anton
antonia
antonina
antoniniani
antonio
apitpat
appt
apptd
aptian
atap
atip
atonia
atta
attaint
attid
attn
daint
danta
danton
dation
dato
datto
didnt
dinantian
diodont
diota
dipt
dita
ditation
dition
ditton
doat
doit
donat
donnot
dont
dopant
dopatta
dotant
dotation
doto
idant
iddat
inadaptation
inanition
init
inition
inti
iodation
iodination
itonia
naiant
natation
nato
natt
nidation
nidiot
nippitato
nitid
niton
nitta
noint
nonadaptation
nonadoption
nondonation
nonnat
nonpoint
nontan
nontannin
nota
notidanian
notitia
notodontian
notodontid
odontoid
oint
oont
ootid
opata
opinant
opination
optant
optation
otiant
otto
paintpot
pandation
pandita
panto
pantod
panton
pantopod
pata
patana
patao
patia
patin
patination
pato
patt
patta
piation
pinnation
pinta
pintada
pintado
pintano
pintid
pitapatation
pitpan
pitpit
pitta
poditti
pont
pontin
ponto
ponton
poot
potation
poti
potoo
pott
potto
ptinid
tain
tainan
taino
taipan
taipi
taipo
tait
tana
tania
tanna
tannoid
tano
tanoa
tanoan
tanto
taotai
tapia
tappa
tappoon
tatoo
tatta
tina
tind
tinpot
tinta
tionontati
tipi
tipiti
tiponi
titania
titanian
titi
titian
toat
toatoa
toda
todd
toit
toitoi
tonada
tonation
tondi
tondino
tondo
tonn
tonto
toona
toop
topato
topi
topia
topo
topoi
toto

*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.