Spelling Bee Answers for Saturday, November 15, 2025
Nov 15, 2025, Saturday Spelling Bee Answers for the E, T, O, I, G, N, M honeycomb (center letter M) feature 65 words, a 327-point total, 3 Pangrams (1 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 10-letter longest word: MENTIONING, MIGNONETTE.
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Saturday, November 15, 2025 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
5.72
Typical lengthAll-time avg: 5.4
Rarity
89/100
Very RareRarer than 89% of puzzles
Avg Solve Time
72 minutes
Longer than usualTo reach Genius
2LL
16
Typical spreadUnique two-letter openings
Bingo Status
Yes
All 7 coveredAll 7 letters start at least 1 word
GN4L
29
words to GeniusGN4L OTN
Yes
Exact 229 ptsVowel Split
44%
Balanced mix162 vowels · 210 consonants
Score Milestones
- 0%Beginner0 PTS
- 5%Good Start16 PTS
- 15%Moving Up49 PTS
- 25%Good82 PTS
- 40%Solid131 PTS
- 50%Nice164 PTS
- 60%Great196 PTS
- 65%Amazing213 PTS
- 70%Genius229 PTS
- 100%Queen Bee327 PTS
Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers
Here is the complete list of 65 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Saturday, November 15, 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.
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Complete Answers
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10-Letter Words 2 words
9-Letter Words 1 word
8-Letter Words 6 words
7-Letter Words 12 words
6-Letter Words 13 words
5-Letter Words 9 words
4-Letter Words 22 words
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Word Length Distribution
Share of 65 answers at each word length.
Letter Coverage
Share of 65 words using each hive letter.
Points by Length
Total points available at each word length.
Letter Frequency Distribution
Share of 65 words starting with each letter.
How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?
- Today’s score of 327 ranks in the 94th percentile among all puzzles.
- The last time a score this low appeared was on 2025-11-14.
- The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
- The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
- With 65 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 95th percentile overall.
- The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2025-11-14.
- 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 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 Low, compared to typical puzzles.
- Puzzles with similar letter rarity last appeared on 2025-11-13.
- The estimated solve time of 61–83 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*:
- emetin
- emetine
- emim
- emittent
- emmet
- emmett
- emong
- enginemen
- entonement
- gemini
- gemming
- gemot
- gemote
- genom
- geom
- geonim
- gimmie
- gnomon
- goemot
- gome
- imine
- imino
- immit
- immoment
- imogen
- intime
- intonement
- iteming
- itmo
- meeten
- mein
- meinie
- meionite
- memnon
- mene
- meng
- mennonite
- meno
- menominee
- ment
- mignon
- mimeoing
- mimetene
- mimetite
- mimi
- minette
- ming
- minge
- mingo
- minie
- miniment
- minimi
- minionette
- minnie
- minning
- mino
- minot
- miting
- mitogen
- mitome
- mittent
- mmmm
- mneme
- moggie
- mogging
- mogo
- mogote
- moio
- moit
- mome
- momento
- momme
- mommet
- momo
- mone
- moneme
- monetite
- mong
- mongo
- mongoe
- monie
- moniment
- monition
- monotint
- mont
- montem
- monton
- moonet
- moong
- moonie
- moonite
- moonmen
- mootmen
- motmot
- moton
- mott
- motte
- mottetto
- mtge
- neem
- nemo
- netmen
- nimming
- noemi
- nome
- nomen
- nomoi
- nonmeeting
- nonmen
- nonmotion
- noontime
- omening
- omni
- onement
- otomi
- ottomite
- tegmen
- tegmine
- temene
- temne
- tenotome
- timne
- timon
- timote
- tinemen
- tinmen
- titmen
- tomin
- tomming
- toneme
- tongmen
- toom
- totemite
*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.