Spelling Bee Answers for Saturday, November 23, 2024
Nov 23, 2024, Saturday Spelling Bee Answers for the D, E, N, O, Q, T, U honeycomb (center letter O) feature 51 words, a 212-point total, 1 Pangram (0 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 8-letter longest word: UNQUOTED.
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Saturday, November 23, 2024 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights
A closer look at this NYT puzzle difficulty, word patterns, scoring, and solve time.
Difficulty
9/10
Very Hard91st percentile
Avg Word Length
5.14
Short wordsAll-time avg: 5.4
Rarity
93/100
Very RareRarer than 93% of puzzles
Avg Solve Time
56 minutes
Longer than usualTo reach Genius
2LL
14
Few pairsUnique two-letter openings
Bingo Status
Yes
All 7 coveredAll 7 letters start at least 1 word
GN4L
23
words to GeniusGN4L OTN
Yes
Exact 148 ptsVowel Split
48%
Vowel-heavy puzzle125 vowels · 137 consonants
Score Milestones
- 0%Beginner0 PTS
- 5%Good Start11 PTS
- 15%Moving Up32 PTS
- 25%Good53 PTS
- 40%Solid85 PTS
- 50%Nice106 PTS
- 60%Great127 PTS
- 65%Amazing138 PTS
- 70%Genius148 PTS
- 100%Queen Bee212 PTS
Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers
Here is the complete list of 51 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Saturday, November 23, 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.
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8-Letter Words 1 word
7-Letter Words 7 words
6-Letter Words 9 words
5-Letter Words 15 words
4-Letter Words 19 words
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Word Length Distribution
Share of 51 answers at each word length.
Letter Coverage
Share of 51 words using each hive letter.
Points by Length
Total points available at each word length.
Letter Frequency Distribution
Share of 51 words starting with each letter.
How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?
- Today’s score of 212 ranks in the 58th percentile among all puzzles.
- The last time a score this low appeared was on 2024-11-22.
- The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
- The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
- With 51 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 72nd percentile overall.
- The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2024-11-22.
- 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 Very 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 2024-11-22.
- The estimated solve time of 48–64 min is slower than typical puzzles.
- Players can expect a grind-heavy solving experience.
Other Dictionary Words Not on This Puzzle's Official List
Wondering why these words aren't on the official list*:
- dedo
- deuton
- dodd
- dodded
- donn
- donne
- donnot
- dont
- doon
- doto
- dout
- duetto
- duodene
- duotoned
- eddo
- enode
- entone
- eton
- neoned
- noded
- nondo
- nonene
- nonent
- nonetto
- nontuned
- nooned
- oenone
- oont
- otto
- outen
- outqueen
- outquote
- outquoted
- quod
- quodded
- quotee
- tenno
- tenuto
- teton
- teuton
- todd
- tode
- toetoe
- tondo
- tonette
- tonn
- tonto
- toquet
- toto
- totted
- totten
- tuno
- undenoted
- undon
- undotted
- unode
- unquod
- untoned
*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.