Spelling Bee Answers for Wednesday, November 06, 2024

Nov 06, 2024, Wednesday Spelling Bee Answers for the A, B, E, J, L, N, Y honeycomb (center letter L) feature 36 words, a 150-point total, 1 Pangram (0 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 9-letter longest word: JELLYBEAN.

Spelling Bee hive for November 6, 2024 with center letter L and surrounding letters A,B,E,J,N and Y

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Wednesday, November 6, 2024 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights

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

Difficulty

2/10

Easy

18th percentile

Avg Word Length

5.14

Short words

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

15/100

Common

Rarer than 15% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

25 minutes

Quicker than usual

To reach Genius

2LL

14

Few pairs

Unique two-letter openings

Bingo Status

No

Missing: N

All 7 letters start at least 1 word

GN4L

16

words to Genius
1×9L1×8L2×7L8×6L4×5L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 105 pts
16 words1×9L1×8L2×7L7×6L5×5L

Vowel Split

37%

Balanced mix

69 vowels · 116 consonants

Score Milestones

  • 0%Beginner0 PTS
  • 5%Good Start8 PTS
  • 15%Moving Up23 PTS
  • 25%Good38 PTS
  • 40%Solid60 PTS
  • 50%Nice75 PTS
  • 60%Great90 PTS
  • 65%Amazing98 PTS
  • 70%Genius105 PTS
  • 100%Queen Bee150 PTS

Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Here is the complete list of 36 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Wednesday, November 6, 2024. 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

B
39%
A
28%
E
11%

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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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9-Letter Words 1 word

8-Letter Words 1 word

7-Letter Words 2 words

6-Letter Words 8 words

5-Letter Words 10 words

4-Letter Words 14 words

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Word Length Distribution

14 words
4L
14
10 words
5L
10
8 words
6L
8
2 words
7L
2
1 word
8L
1
1 word (Pangram)
9L
1

Share of 36 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

L
36 words
100%
A
29 words
81%
E
25 words
69%
B
20 words
56%
Y
15 words
42%
N
14 words
39%
J
3 words
8%

Share of 36 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

14 pts
14
4L
50 pts
50
5L
48 pts
48
6L
14 pts
14
7L
8 pts
8
8L
16 pts (Pangram)
16
9L

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

B
1439%
A
1028%
E
411%
L
411%
J
38%
Y
13%

Share of 36 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

  • Today’s score of 150 ranks in the 27th percentile among all puzzles.
  • The last time a score this low appeared was on 2024-11-02.
  • The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
  • The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
  • With 36 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 31st percentile overall.
  • The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2024-11-02.
  • 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 Easy 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 2024-11-01.
  • The estimated solve time of 21–29 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*:

  • abel
  • abele
  • alae
  • alala
  • alan
  • alane
  • alanyl
  • alay
  • alba
  • alban
  • albany
  • albe
  • albee
  • albyn
  • alea
  • alee
  • alen
  • allan
  • allee
  • allen
  • allene
  • allyl
  • allylene
  • anele
  • annabel
  • baal
  • babaylan
  • babbly
  • bable
  • bael
  • bala
  • balan
  • ballan
  • bally
  • balneal
  • beal
  • beeball
  • bejel
  • bela
  • bella
  • bellabella
  • bely
  • blan
  • blay
  • blayne
  • blea
  • bleb
  • blebby
  • blee
  • blenny
  • eelblenny
  • elayl
  • elean
  • ella
  • elle
  • ellen
  • elne
  • enlay
  • eyeable
  • jabble
  • jalalaean
  • jebel
  • jeel
  • jelab
  • jellaba
  • laban
  • labba
  • labelable
  • labella
  • lablab
  • laen
  • lall
  • lally
  • lana
  • laney
  • lanny
  • layne
  • leal
  • leally
  • leany
  • leban
  • lebban
  • leben
  • lena
  • lenaea
  • lene
  • lenny
  • llyn
  • lynn
  • lynne
  • nabal
  • nabla
  • nale
  • neal
  • nebel
  • neele
  • nell
  • nelly
  • nyala
  • nybble
  • yabble
  • yale
  • yalla

*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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