November 18, 2025, Tuesday

Spelling Bee Answers for Tuesday, November 18, 2025

Nov 18, 2025, Tuesday Spelling Bee Answers for the A, O, R, M, I, K, C honeycomb (center letter M) feature 36 words, a 126-point total, 1 Pangram (0 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 10-letter longest word: MICROCRACK.

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Spelling Bee hive for November 18, 2025 with center letter M and surrounding letters A,O,R,I,K and C

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Tuesday, November 18, 2025 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights

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

Difficulty

2/10

Easy

18th percentile

Avg Word Length

4.81

Short words

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

23/100

Common

Rarer than 23% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

25 minutes

Quicker than usual

To reach Genius

2LL

Few pairs

Unique two-letter openings

Bingo Status

Missing: O

All 7 letters start at least 1 word

GN4L

words to Genius

1×10L1×7L4×6L8×5L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 88 pts

14 words1×10L1×7L4×6L8×5L

Vowel Split

42%

Balanced mix

72 vowels · 101 consonants

Score Milestones

0%Beginner0 PTS
5%Good Start6 PTS
15%Moving Up19 PTS
25%Good32 PTS
40%Solid50 PTS
50%Nice63 PTS
60%Great76 PTS
65%Amazing82 PTS
70%Genius88 PTS
100%Queen Bee126 PTS

Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Here is the complete list of 36 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Tuesday, November 18, 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

50%

19%

11%

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Puzzle Letters

Previous2025-11-17

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Pangrams

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The Center letter is highlighted in Yellow.

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Word Length Distribution

18 words

12 words

4 words

1 word

1 word (Pangram)

10L

Share of 36 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

36 words

100%

27 words

75%

22 words

61%

19 words

53%

17 words

47%

11 words

31%

9 words

25%

Share of 36 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

18 pts

60 pts

24 pts

7 pts

17 pts (Pangram)

10L

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

1850%

719%

411%

38%

13%

Share of 36 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

Today’s score of 126 ranks in the 17th percentile among all puzzles.
The last time a score this low appeared was on 2025-11-07.
The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
With 36 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 31st percentile overall.
The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2025-11-17.
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 2025-11-17.
The estimated solve time of 21–29 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*:

acamar
acmic
acoma
acomia
acroama
acromia
acromicria
aimak
aimara
airmark
akamai
akim
amar
amara
amia
amic
amici
amimia
amir
amma
amor
amora
amoraic
amoraim
amra
aramaic
armaria
armoric
armorica
armrack
caama
caimacam
caimakam
camaca
camara
cammock
camorra
cariama
carrom
cima
cocama
cocamama
cockamaroo
comarca
comm
commo
cookroom
coom
coram
corm
cormac
crim
crom
imamic
irma
kaama
kaimakam
kama
kamao
kami
kamik
kokam
kokama
komi
korimako
koromika
koromiko
krama
maar
macaca
macaco
macao
macco
mack
maco
maia
mair
makar
makara
makaraka
makomako
mammock
mamo
maomao
maori
maormor
mara
maracock
marc
marci
marcia
marco
marcor
mari
maria
mario
marka
markka
markkaa
marko
marmoric
maror
marram
miami
miao
mick
micmac
mico
micramock
micrococci
microcoria
miki
mikir
mikra
mima
mimi
mira
mirac
mirak
miri
miriam
mirk
miro
mmmm
moca
moco
mocoa
mocock
moio
moir
moira
moirai
moki
moko
momo
moorcock
mora
moric
moriori
mormaor
mormo
moro
morra
morro
omao
omar
oomiac
oomiack
oomiak
oromo
rama
ramarama
rami
rima
rimrock
romaic
romaika
romic

*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.