Spelling Bee Answers for Tuesday, November 26, 2024

Nov 26, 2024, Tuesday Spelling Bee Answers for the C, H, L, O, P, R, Y honeycomb (center letter L) feature 25 words, a 86-point total, 1 Pangram (0 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 11-letter longest word: CHLOROPHYLL.

Spelling Bee hive for November 26, 2024 with center letter L and surrounding letters C,H,O,P,R and Y

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Tuesday, November 26, 2024 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights

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

Difficulty

0/10

Easy

1st percentile

Avg Word Length

4.84

Short words

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

3/100

Common

Rarer than 3% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

17 minutes

Quicker than usual

To reach Genius

2LL

9

Few pairs

Unique two-letter openings

Bingo Status

No

Missing: O, Y

All 7 letters start at least 1 word

GN4L

9

words to Genius
1×11L4×6L4×5L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 60 pts
9 words1×11L2×6L6×5L

Vowel Split

30%

Consonant-heavy puzzle

36 vowels · 85 consonants

Score Milestones

  • 0%Beginner0 PTS
  • 5%Good Start4 PTS
  • 15%Moving Up13 PTS
  • 25%Good22 PTS
  • 40%Solid34 PTS
  • 50%Nice43 PTS
  • 60%Great52 PTS
  • 65%Amazing56 PTS
  • 70%Genius60 PTS
  • 100%Queen Bee86 PTS

Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Here is the complete list of 25 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Tuesday, November 26, 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

P
32%
C
28%
L
28%

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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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11-Letter Words 1 word

6-Letter Words 4 words

5-Letter Words 6 words

4-Letter Words 14 words

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Word Length Distribution

14 words
4L
14
6 words
5L
6
4 words
6L
4
1 word (Pangram)
11L
1

Share of 25 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

L
25 words
100%
O
25 words
100%
P
13 words
52%
Y
12 words
48%
C
9 words
36%
H
5 words
20%
R
5 words
20%

Share of 25 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

14 pts
14
4L
30 pts
30
5L
24 pts
24
6L
18 pts (Pangram)
18
11L

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

P
832%
C
728%
L
728%
H
28%
R
14%

Share of 25 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

  • Today’s score of 86 ranks in the 4th percentile among all puzzles.
  • The last time a score this low appeared was on 2024-11-19.
  • The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
  • The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
  • With 25 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 7th percentile overall.
  • The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2024-11-19.
  • 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 Easy puzzles, based on overall difficulty scoring.
  • Compared to recent puzzles, today’s challenge is easier than usual.
  • The letter set in this puzzle is considered Low, compared to typical puzzles.
  • Puzzles with similar letter rarity last appeared on 2024-11-25.
  • The estimated solve time of 14–20 min is faster than typical puzzles.
  • Players can expect a steady solving experience.

Other Dictionary Words Not on This Puzzle's Official List

Wondering why these words aren't on the official list*:

  • chlorophyl
  • chloryl
  • chol
  • cholo
  • chylophylly
  • cloop
  • coll
  • collop
  • colly
  • colocolo
  • colory
  • colp
  • coly
  • cooly
  • corol
  • crool
  • cyclo
  • cyclopy
  • holl
  • hollo
  • holloo
  • holp
  • hool
  • hooly
  • horol
  • hypophyll
  • lochy
  • lohoch
  • lollopy
  • lolly
  • lollypop
  • lolo
  • looch
  • loory
  • loppy
  • lory
  • lych
  • orlo
  • orlop
  • orly
  • phlorol
  • polly
  • poly
  • polycycly
  • polyol
  • polyphylly
  • polyphyly
  • poplolly
  • popoloco
  • popply
  • prolyl
  • prophyll
  • propyl
  • pyrocoll
  • pyrrol
  • pyrryl
  • rollo
  • rool

*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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