Spelling Bee Answers for Monday, November 18, 2024

Nov 18, 2024, Monday Spelling Bee Answers for the D, E, I, N, O, P, W honeycomb (center letter W) feature 42 words, a 208-point total, 1 Pangram (0 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 8-letter longest word: DOWNWIND, PINEWOOD, WINDPIPE, WINNOWED, WOODWIND.

Spelling Bee hive for November 18, 2024 with center letter W and surrounding letters D,E,I,N,O and P

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Monday, November 18, 2024 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights

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

Difficulty

7/10

Hard

66th percentile

Avg Word Length

5.57

Typical length

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

68/100

Rare

Rarer than 68% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

40 minutes

Typical solve

To reach Genius

2LL

9

Few pairs

Unique two-letter openings

Bingo Status

No

Missing: I, N

All 7 letters start at least 1 word

GN4L

21

words to Genius
5×8L3×7L13×6L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 146 pts
21 words5×8L3×7L13×6L

Vowel Split

44%

Balanced mix

102 vowels · 132 consonants

Score Milestones

  • 0%Beginner0 PTS
  • 5%Good Start10 PTS
  • 15%Moving Up31 PTS
  • 25%Good52 PTS
  • 40%Solid83 PTS
  • 50%Nice104 PTS
  • 60%Great125 PTS
  • 65%Amazing135 PTS
  • 70%Genius146 PTS
  • 100%Queen Bee208 PTS

Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Here is the complete list of 42 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Monday, November 18, 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

W
74%
P
10%
D
7%

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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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8-Letter Words 5 words

7-Letter Words 3 words

5-Letter Words 9 words

4-Letter Words 11 words

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Word Length Distribution

11 words
4L
11
9 words
5L
9
14 words
6L
14
3 words
7L
3
5 words (Pangram)
8L
5

Share of 42 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

W
42 words
100%
E
32 words
76%
D
31 words
74%
N
24 words
57%
I
22 words
52%
O
21 words
50%
P
9 words
21%

Share of 42 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

11 pts
11
4L
45 pts
45
5L
84 pts
84
6L
21 pts
21
7L
47 pts (Pangram)
47
8L

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

W
3174%
P
410%
D
37%
E
25%
O
25%

Share of 42 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

  • Today’s score of 208 ranks in the 56th percentile among all puzzles.
  • The last time a score this low appeared was on 2024-11-16.
  • The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
  • The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
  • With 42 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 48th percentile overall.
  • The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2024-11-16.
  • 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 2024-11-14.
  • The estimated solve time of 34–46 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*:

  • dewed
  • dowd
  • dowed
  • dowie
  • downpipe
  • dowp
  • dwine
  • dwined
  • edwin
  • endew
  • enew
  • ennew
  • enow
  • enwiden
  • enwind
  • iiwi
  • indew
  • indow
  • indowed
  • inwind
  • inwood
  • newie
  • nowed
  • owen
  • piewipe
  • pineweed
  • pinweed
  • pipewood
  • pondweed
  • popweed
  • powwowed
  • ween
  • weened
  • weeped
  • weewee
  • weeweed
  • wendi
  • wene
  • wied
  • windowed
  • winned
  • winnie
  • wippen
  • wode
  • woden
  • wone
  • woodie
  • woon

*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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