Spelling Bee Answers for Thursday, November 07, 2024

Nov 07, 2024, Thursday Spelling Bee Answers for the A, C, E, H, T, U, X honeycomb (center letter T) feature 44 words, a 185-point total, 1 Pangram (0 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 8-letter longest word: CHATEAUX.

Spelling Bee hive for November 7, 2024 with center letter T and surrounding letters A,C,E,H,U and X

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Thursday, November 7, 2024 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights

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

Difficulty

6/10

Hard

59th percentile

Avg Word Length

5.14

Short words

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

61/100

Rare

Rarer than 61% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

42 minutes

Typical solve

To reach Genius

2LL

14

Few pairs

Unique two-letter openings

Bingo Status

No

Missing: U, X

All 7 letters start at least 1 word

GN4L

21

words to Genius
1×8L7×7L5×6L8×5L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 130 pts
21 words1×8L7×7L1×6L12×5L

Vowel Split

41%

Balanced mix

93 vowels · 133 consonants

Score Milestones

  • 0%Beginner0 PTS
  • 5%Good Start9 PTS
  • 15%Moving Up28 PTS
  • 25%Good46 PTS
  • 40%Solid74 PTS
  • 50%Nice93 PTS
  • 60%Great111 PTS
  • 65%Amazing120 PTS
  • 70%Genius130 PTS
  • 100%Queen Bee185 PTS

Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Here is the complete list of 44 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Thursday, November 7, 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

T
39%
C
20%
H
20%

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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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8-Letter Words 1 word

7-Letter Words 7 words

6-Letter Words 5 words

5-Letter Words 15 words

4-Letter Words 16 words

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Word Length Distribution

16 words
4L
16
15 words
5L
15
5 words
6L
5
7 words
7L
7
1 word (Pangram)
8L
1

Share of 44 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

T
44 words
100%
A
32 words
73%
E
30 words
68%
H
29 words
66%
C
27 words
61%
U
12 words
27%
X
6 words
14%

Share of 44 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

16 pts
16
4L
75 pts
75
5L
30 pts
30
6L
49 pts
49
7L
15 pts (Pangram)
15
8L

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

T
1739%
C
920%
H
920%
A
511%
E
49%

Share of 44 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

  • Today’s score of 185 ranks in the 45th percentile among all puzzles.
  • The last time a score this low appeared was on 2024-11-06.
  • The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
  • The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
  • With 44 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 53rd percentile overall.
  • The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2024-11-06.
  • 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 2024-11-06.
  • The estimated solve time of 36–48 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*:

  • acct
  • aceta
  • achate
  • achuete
  • acta
  • actu
  • acuate
  • acutate
  • aetat
  • ahuehuete
  • athecate
  • atta
  • attacca
  • atua
  • auth
  • cacaxte
  • cate
  • catechu
  • cath
  • cathect
  • cetacea
  • cete
  • chacate
  • chaeta
  • chaetae
  • chatta
  • chattah
  • chauchat
  • cheatee
  • chechehet
  • chet
  • chetah
  • cheth
  • chuet
  • chut
  • cutch
  • cutcha
  • eatche
  • eath
  • echt
  • etta
  • exacuate
  • excecate
  • excheat
  • exeat
  • exect
  • haet
  • hatt
  • haut
  • hecate
  • heth
  • hexact
  • hexateuch
  • tace
  • tache
  • taha
  • tahua
  • tate
  • tath
  • tathata
  • tatta
  • tatu
  • teache
  • teathe
  • teca
  • tecta
  • teet
  • teetee
  • teethache
  • tehee
  • tetch
  • teth
  • teuch
  • thea
  • theah
  • theat
  • theca
  • thecae
  • thecate
  • thetch
  • tuath
  • tute
  • utah
  • utch

*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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