November 15, 2024, Friday

Spelling Bee Answers for Friday, November 15, 2024

Nov 15, 2024, Friday Spelling Bee Answers for the A, E, L, M, O, P, T honeycomb (center letter M) feature 73 words, a 252-point total, 1 Pangram (0 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 8-letter longest word: OMELETTE, PALMETTO, TEAMMATE, TEMPLATE.

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Spelling Bee hive for November 15, 2024 with center letter M and surrounding letters A,E,L,O,P and T

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Friday, November 15, 2024 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights

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

Difficulty

8/10

Hard

78th percentile

Avg Word Length

4.88

Short words

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

73/100

Rare

Rarer than 73% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

70 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

4×8L2×7L12×6L11×5L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 176 pts

29 words4×8L2×7L8×6L15×5L

Vowel Split

42%

Balanced mix

150 vowels · 206 consonants

Score Milestones

0%Beginner0 PTS
5%Good Start13 PTS
15%Moving Up38 PTS
25%Good63 PTS
40%Solid101 PTS
50%Nice126 PTS
60%Great151 PTS
65%Amazing164 PTS
70%Genius176 PTS
100%Queen Bee252 PTS

Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Here is the complete list of 73 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Friday, November 15, 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

48%

19%

12%

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Puzzle Letters

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Word Length Distribution

37 words

18 words

12 words

2 words

4 words (Pangram)

Share of 73 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

73 words

100%

48 words

66%

41 words

56%

38 words

52%

35 words

48%

34 words

47%

21 words

29%

Share of 73 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

37 pts

90 pts

72 pts

14 pts

39 pts (Pangram)

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

3548%

1419%

912%

710%

45%

34%

11%

Share of 73 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

Today’s score of 252 ranks in the 74th percentile among all puzzles.
The last time a score this low appeared was on 2024-11-14.
The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
With 73 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 99th percentile overall.
The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2024-11-14.
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 2024-11-13.
The estimated solve time of 59–81 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*:

alamo
alma
alme
amal
amala
amapa
amate
amatol
amel
amla
amlet
amma
amole
aplome
apotome
appmt
atma
atmo
elem
elemol
emma
emmet
emmett
emoloa
empale
empeo
empeople
empt
lamel
lamella
lamellae
lamellate
lametta
lamm
lampate
lamplet
leam
leme
lemel
lemmata
leptome
loma
maat
mala
malam
malate
maleate
maleo
maletolt
maletote
mallam
malleal
malleate
mallee
malm
malo
malta
malto
maltol
maltolte
mammae
mammate
mammee
mammet
mamo
maomao
mapo
matamata
matelot
matelote
matlo
matt
matta
meatal
meatotome
mela
melam
melatope
mele
mell
mellate
metae
metamale
metate
metepa
metol
metopae
metope
mmmm
mola
molal
molala
molla
molle
mome
momme
mommet
momo
mool
moop
mopla
mota
motmot
mott
motte
mottetto
olam
olomao
omao
ommatea
ommateal
omoplate
oolemma
palama
palma
palmate
palmella
palmette
palmo
paloma
palometa
pamela
pampootee
pellmell
pelmata
pelmet
poemet
poemlet
pollam
pomate
pomato
pomme
pommee
pommelo
pomo
pomolo
pompa
potomato
talma
tama
tamal
tampa
tampala
tampoe
teameo
telome
tema
tempe
templet
tmema
tmemata
toma
tomelet
tomtate
toom

*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.