Spelling Bee Answers for Saturday, November 25, 2023

Nov 25, 2023, Saturday Spelling Bee Answers for the G, I, L, M, N, U, Z honeycomb (center letter N) feature 40 words, a 267-point total, 2 Pangrams (0 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 10-letter longest word: IMMUNIZING, MINIMIZING, UNMUZZLING.

Spelling Bee hive for November 25, 2023 with center letter N and surrounding letters G,I,L,M,U and Z

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Saturday, November 25, 2023 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights

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

Difficulty

8/10

Hard

79th percentile

Avg Word Length

6.78

Long words

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

78/100

Very Rare

Rarer than 78% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

39 minutes

Typical solve

To reach Genius

2LL

13

Few pairs

Unique two-letter openings

Bingo Status

Yes

All 7 covered

All 7 letters start at least 1 word

GN4L

23

words to Genius
3×10L8×8L12×7L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 187 pts
23 words3×10L8×8L8×7L3×6L1×5L

Vowel Split

31%

Consonant-heavy puzzle

83 vowels · 188 consonants

Score Milestones

  • 0%Beginner0 PTS
  • 5%Good Start13 PTS
  • 15%Moving Up40 PTS
  • 25%Good67 PTS
  • 40%Solid107 PTS
  • 50%Nice134 PTS
  • 60%Great160 PTS
  • 65%Amazing174 PTS
  • 70%Genius187 PTS
  • 100%Queen Bee267 PTS

Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Here is the complete list of 40 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Saturday, November 25, 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

M
30%
G
25%
L
23%

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Puzzle Letters

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Pangrams

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The Center letter is highlighted in Yellow.

Complete Answers

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10-Letter Words 3 words

8-Letter Words 8 words

6-Letter Words 6 words

5-Letter Words 1 word

4-Letter Words 6 words

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Word Length Distribution

6 words
4L
6
1 word
5L
1
6 words
6L
6
16 words
7L
16
8 words (Pangram)
8L
8
3 words (Pangram)
10L
3

Share of 40 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

N
40 words
100%
I
37 words
93%
G
35 words
88%
L
23 words
57%
U
21 words
53%
M
17 words
43%
Z
9 words
23%

Share of 40 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

6 pts
6
4L
5 pts
5
5L
36 pts
36
6L
112 pts
112
7L
71 pts (Pangram)
71
8L
37 pts (Pangram)
37
10L

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

M
1230%
G
1025%
L
923%
N
38%
Z
38%
I
25%
U
13%

Share of 40 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

  • Today’s score of 267 ranks in the 80th percentile among all puzzles.
  • The last time a score this low appeared was on 2023-11-24.
  • The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
  • The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
  • With 40 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 41st percentile overall.
  • The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2023-11-24.
  • 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 Medium, compared to typical puzzles.
  • Puzzles with similar letter rarity last appeared on 2023-11-21.
  • The estimated solve time of 33–45 min is comparable 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*:

  • gigunu
  • ging
  • gingili
  • gingilli
  • ginmill
  • ginn
  • gliming
  • guggling
  • guiling
  • gung
  • gunz
  • illing
  • illinium
  • illuming
  • illumining
  • immingling
  • inulin
  • lignin
  • lignum
  • liming
  • ling
  • linin
  • linn
  • linum
  • luigini
  • lumining
  • lungi
  • lunn
  • ming
  • minimi
  • minimill
  • minium
  • minning
  • minum
  • mizzling
  • muling
  • mumming
  • muni
  • mzungu
  • nigging
  • niggun
  • nill
  • nilling
  • nimming
  • ning
  • nulling
  • nummi
  • ulling
  • ulmin
  • ungluing
  • ungum
  • unmingling
  • unminimizing
  • unungun
  • zizzling
  • zuni

*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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