Spelling Bee Answers for Friday, November 08, 2024

Nov 08, 2024, Friday Spelling Bee Answers for the A, D, N, O, R, T, U honeycomb (center letter O) feature 69 words, a 287-point total, 2 Pangrams (1 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 10-letter longest word: TURNAROUND.

Spelling Bee hive for November 8, 2024 with center letter O and surrounding letters A,D,N,R,T and U

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Friday, November 8, 2024 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights

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

Difficulty

7/10

Hard

71st percentile

Avg Word Length

5.22

Short words

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

59/100

Rare

Rarer than 59% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

66 minutes

Longer than usual

To reach Genius

2LL

22

Typical spread

Unique two-letter openings

Bingo Status

Yes

All 7 covered

All 7 letters start at least 1 word

GN4L

29

words to Genius
1×10L2×9L1×8L8×7L12×6L5×5L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 201 pts
29 words1×10L2×9L1×8L8×7L10×6L7×5L

Vowel Split

46%

Vowel-heavy puzzle

164 vowels · 196 consonants

Score Milestones

  • 0%Beginner0 PTS
  • 5%Good Start14 PTS
  • 15%Moving Up43 PTS
  • 25%Good72 PTS
  • 40%Solid115 PTS
  • 50%Nice144 PTS
  • 60%Great172 PTS
  • 65%Amazing187 PTS
  • 70%Genius201 PTS
  • 100%Queen Bee287 PTS

Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Here is the complete list of 69 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Friday, November 8, 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
28%
R
23%
D
13%

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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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10-Letter Words 1 word

9-Letter Words 2 words

8-Letter Words 1 word

7-Letter Words 8 words

6-Letter Words 12 words

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Word Length Distribution

29 words
4L
29
16 words
5L
16
12 words
6L
12
8 words (Pangram)
7L
8
1 word
8L
1
2 words
9L
2
1 word (Pangram)
10L
1

Share of 69 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

O
69 words
100%
R
51 words
74%
T
43 words
62%
N
34 words
49%
D
32 words
46%
A
31 words
45%
U
28 words
41%

Share of 69 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

29 pts
29
4L
80 pts
80
5L
72 pts
72
6L
63 pts (Pangram)
63
7L
8 pts
8
8L
18 pts
18
9L
17 pts (Pangram)
17
10L

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

T
1928%
R
1623%
D
913%
O
913%
A
812%
N
57%
U
34%

Share of 69 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

  • Today’s score of 287 ranks in the 86th percentile among all puzzles.
  • The last time a score this low appeared was on 2024-11-07.
  • The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
  • The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
  • With 69 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 98th percentile overall.
  • The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2024-11-07.
  • 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 2024-11-05.
  • The estimated solve time of 56–76 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*:

  • aaron
  • adnoun
  • adorant
  • adorno
  • anatron
  • anatto
  • andor
  • andorra
  • andorran
  • andron
  • annatto
  • annona
  • annotto
  • anoa
  • anodon
  • anorn
  • anotta
  • antanandro
  • anton
  • aoudad
  • arado
  • ararao
  • ardour
  • arnatto
  • arnotta
  • arnotto
  • aroar
  • ataunto
  • attorn
  • autor
  • dado
  • danton
  • dato
  • datto
  • daunton
  • doat
  • dodd
  • doddard
  • doddart
  • dodona
  • dona
  • donar
  • donat
  • donator
  • donn
  • donna
  • donnot
  • dont
  • doon
  • dora
  • dorad
  • dorn
  • dorr
  • dort
  • dortour
  • dotant
  • doto
  • dottard
  • douar
  • doura
  • dout
  • drona
  • duro
  • nardoo
  • natator
  • nato
  • natron
  • nona
  • nonda
  • nondo
  • nonnat
  • nonround
  • nonrun
  • nontan
  • nora
  • norn
  • nota
  • notturno
  • odorant
  • odorator
  • odour
  • onan
  • ondatra
  • oont
  • oord
  • orad
  • orant
  • oraon
  • ordo
  • ordonnant
  • ordu
  • orra
  • ortrud
  • ottar
  • otto
  • ourn
  • outadd
  • outrant
  • outroad
  • outroar
  • outroot
  • outtrot
  • outturn
  • randon
  • rato
  • ratoon
  • ratton
  • rattoon
  • rodd
  • rond
  • roon
  • rort
  • rota
  • rotan
  • roto
  • rotonda
  • rotta
  • rotundo
  • roud
  • roun
  • runround
  • tano
  • tanoa
  • tanoan
  • tanto
  • tardo
  • tatoo
  • tatou
  • taunton
  • taurodont
  • toadroot
  • toat
  • toatoa
  • toda
  • todd
  • tonada
  • tondo
  • tonn
  • tonto
  • tooart
  • toona
  • tora
  • toran
  • torana
  • toronto
  • torot
  • torr
  • torta
  • totara
  • toto
  • totora
  • totoro
  • touart
  • tourn
  • troad
  • troat
  • tron
  • trona
  • tronador
  • tudor
  • tuno
  • unadorn
  • undon
  • unorn
  • unroot
  • unrotund
  • unround
  • untorn
  • untrod
  • urao

*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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