November 12, 2025, Wednesday

Spelling Bee Answers for Wednesday, November 12, 2025

Nov 12, 2025, Wednesday Spelling Bee Answers for the A, T, N, B, R, V, I honeycomb (center letter I) feature 31 words, a 157-point total, 1 Pangram (1 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 9-letter longest word: BARBARIAN, INVARIANT.

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Spelling Bee hive for November 12, 2025 with center letter I and surrounding letters A,T,N,B,R and V

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Wednesday, November 12, 2025 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights

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

Difficulty

1/10

Easy

6th percentile

Avg Word Length

5.52

Typical length

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

2/100

Common

Rarer than 2% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

21 minutes

Quicker 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

2×9L1×8L3×7L6×6L4×5L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 110 pts

16 words2×9L1×8L3×7L6×6L4×5L

Vowel Split

45%

Balanced mix

77 vowels · 94 consonants

Score Milestones

0%Beginner0 PTS
5%Good Start8 PTS
15%Moving Up24 PTS
25%Good39 PTS
40%Solid63 PTS
50%Nice79 PTS
60%Great94 PTS
65%Amazing102 PTS
70%Genius110 PTS
100%Queen Bee157 PTS

Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Here is the complete list of 31 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Wednesday, November 12, 2025. 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

29%

19%

16%

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Puzzle Letters

Previous2025-11-11

Today's AnswersGo to Today

Pangrams

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The Center letter is highlighted in Yellow.

Other days with this pangram

2024-09-03(T)2023-10-08(R)

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Word Length Distribution

7 words

12 words

6 words

3 words (Pangram)

1 word

2 words

Share of 31 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

31 words

100%

29 words

94%

21 words

68%

20 words

65%

18 words

58%

10 words

32%

7 words

23%

Share of 31 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

7 pts

60 pts

36 pts

28 pts (Pangram)

8 pts

18 pts

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

929%

619%

516%

310%

26%

13%

Share of 31 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

Today’s score of 157 ranks in the 30th percentile among all puzzles.
The last time a score this low appeared was on 2025-11-08.
The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
With 31 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 19th percentile overall.
The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2025-11-07.
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 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 Medium, compared to typical puzzles.
Puzzles with similar letter rarity last appeared on 2025-11-10.
The estimated solve time of 18–24 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*:

abib
abir
abirritant
abit
abitibi
abri
abrin
aint
airan
airn
airt
anita
anniv
antiair
antiar
antiarin
antitrinitarian
antrin
arabia
arabian
arabin
arain
arariba
arati
arian
ariana
arni
attaint
attrib
avania
avanti
avarian
babbit
babbitt
babbittian
babi
bain
bairn
bani
bania
banian
baniva
baraita
barani
bari
baria
batavi
batavian
batitinan
bavarian
bavian
bavin
bibb
bibi
bibiri
bini
binit
binitarian
binna
bint
biri
biriani
biriba
birr
birt
bitt
bivariant
bravi
brian
bribri
brin
brit
britain
britannia
britannian
britt
iban
inia
init
inti
intr
intrant
invar
invt
iran
irani
iranian
irian
irvin
ittria
ivan
naiant
naib
nain
nair
naira
navarin
navarrian
nibbana
nina
nitrian
nitta
nritta
rabbin
rabi
rabin
raia
ranarian
ratti
ravi
ravin
riant
riata
ribat
ribavirin
rita
riva
tabi
tain
tainan
tairn
tait
tania
tarai
tarairi
tari
tariana
tarin
tartarian
tartarin
tarvia
tatarian
tiar
tina
tinta
tiriba
titania
titanian
titbit
titi
titian
titrant
triarian
triarii
trib
trina
trinitarian
trinitrin
triratna
trit
trivant
trivariant
vair
vanir
varanian
vari
varia
vina
vinata
vint
vinta
vira
vita
viti
vitrain
vitta
viva
vivant
vivaria
vivat
vivian

*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.