Spelling Bee Answers for Saturday, November 22, 2025
Nov 22, 2025, Saturday Spelling Bee Answers for the G, W, U, T, I, N, O honeycomb (center letter O) feature 56 words, a 284-point total, 1 Pangram (0 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 10-letter longest word: OUTGUNNING, OUTWITTING.
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Saturday, November 22, 2025 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights
A closer look at this NYT puzzle difficulty, word patterns, scoring, and solve time.
Difficulty
8/10
Hard83rd percentile
Avg Word Length
5.86
Typical lengthAll-time avg: 5.4
Rarity
79/100
Very RareRarer than 79% of puzzles
Avg Solve Time
54 minutes
Longer than usualTo reach Genius
2LL
12
Few pairsUnique two-letter openings
Bingo Status
Yes
All 7 coveredAll 7 letters start at least 1 word
GN4L
27
words to GeniusGN4L OTN
Yes
Exact 199 ptsVowel Split
42%
Balanced mix137 vowels · 191 consonants
Score Milestones
- 0%Beginner0 PTS
- 5%Good Start14 PTS
- 15%Moving Up43 PTS
- 25%Good71 PTS
- 40%Solid114 PTS
- 50%Nice142 PTS
- 60%Great170 PTS
- 65%Amazing185 PTS
- 70%Genius199 PTS
- 100%Queen Bee284 PTS
Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers
Here is the complete list of 56 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Saturday, November 22, 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 2 words
8-Letter Words 5 words
7-Letter Words 9 words
6-Letter Words 14 words
5-Letter Words 7 words
4-Letter Words 17 words
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Word Length Distribution
Share of 56 answers at each word length.
Letter Coverage
Share of 56 words using each hive letter.
Points by Length
Total points available at each word length.
Letter Frequency Distribution
Share of 56 words starting with each letter.
How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?
- Today’s score of 284 ranks in the 85th percentile among all puzzles.
- The last time a score this low appeared was on 2025-11-21.
- The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
- The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
- With 56 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 82nd percentile overall.
- The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2025-11-21.
- 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 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 2025-11-18.
- The estimated solve time of 46–62 min is slower than typical puzzles.
- Players can expect a challenging solving experience.
Other Dictionary Words Not on This Puzzle's Official List
Wondering why these words aren't on the official list*:
- gigot
- gitonin
- gnow
- gogo
- gonion
- goog
- goto
- ingoing
- ingoting
- inigo
- inion
- inition
- intown
- ioni
- ninon
- niton
- nogging
- noint
- nong
- nonion
- nonwinning
- nooning
- nowt
- oint
- oont
- otto
- outtonguing
- outwin
- outwing
- tignon
- tigon
- tiou
- togo
- toit
- toitoi
- tonn
- tonto
- toto
- totting
- tuno
- ungot
- ungown
- unio
- unition
- unnoting
- unwont
- unwotting
- witoto
- wong
- woning
- wonnot
- wonting
- woon
- wotting
*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.