Spelling Bee Answers for Sunday, November 23, 2025

Nov 23, 2025, Sunday Spelling Bee Answers for the B, T, O, M, N, E, L honeycomb (center letter L) feature 52 words, a 202-point total, 1 Pangram (0 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 11-letter longest word: ENNOBLEMENT.

Spelling Bee hive for November 23, 2025 with center letter L and surrounding letters B,T,O,M,N and E

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Sunday, November 23, 2025 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights

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

Difficulty

5/10

Medium

53rd percentile

Avg Word Length

5.13

Short words

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

50/100

Rare

Rarer than 50% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

43 minutes

Typical solve

To reach Genius

2LL

16

Typical spread

Unique two-letter openings

Bingo Status

Yes

All 7 covered

All 7 letters start at least 1 word

GN4L

21

words to Genius
1×11L2×8L4×7L11×6L3×5L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 141 pts
21 words1×11L2×8L4×7L9×6L5×5L

Vowel Split

39%

Balanced mix

104 vowels · 163 consonants

Score Milestones

  • 0%Beginner0 PTS
  • 5%Good Start10 PTS
  • 15%Moving Up30 PTS
  • 25%Good51 PTS
  • 40%Solid81 PTS
  • 50%Nice101 PTS
  • 60%Great121 PTS
  • 65%Amazing131 PTS
  • 70%Genius141 PTS
  • 100%Queen Bee202 PTS

Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Here is the complete list of 52 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Sunday, November 23, 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

B
31%
L
21%
M
19%

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Puzzle Letters

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Pangrams

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The Center letter is highlighted in Yellow.

Complete Answers

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11-Letter Words 1 word

8-Letter Words 2 words

7-Letter Words 4 words

6-Letter Words 11 words

5-Letter Words 10 words

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Word Length Distribution

24 words
4L
24
10 words
5L
10
11 words
6L
11
4 words
7L
4
2 words
8L
2
1 word (Pangram)
11L
1

Share of 52 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

L
52 words
100%
O
38 words
73%
E
35 words
67%
T
27 words
52%
B
23 words
44%
M
21 words
40%
N
15 words
29%

Share of 52 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

24 pts
24
4L
50 pts
50
5L
66 pts
66
6L
28 pts
28
7L
16 pts
16
8L
18 pts (Pangram)
18
11L

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

B
1631%
L
1121%
M
1019%
E
48%
N
48%
T
48%
O
36%

Share of 52 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

  • Today’s score of 202 ranks in the 54th 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 52 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 74th 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 Medium 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 2025-11-21.
  • The estimated solve time of 37–49 min is comparable 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*:

  • beblot
  • bello
  • bellon
  • belotte
  • beltene
  • beltmen
  • belton
  • bemol
  • benettle
  • betell
  • bleb
  • blee
  • blent
  • blet
  • blote
  • bobol
  • bole
  • bolete
  • bollen
  • bolomen
  • boltel
  • bonelet
  • bool
  • bootle
  • botel
  • elem
  • elemol
  • elle
  • ellen
  • elne
  • elon
  • emblement
  • embloom
  • embole
  • embolon
  • embottle
  • enol
  • entomol
  • ettle
  • leben
  • leet
  • leetle
  • leetmen
  • leme
  • lemel
  • lemmon
  • lene
  • leno
  • lenten
  • leon
  • leone
  • leto
  • lett
  • letten
  • lobelet
  • lobolo
  • lolo
  • loment
  • loob
  • lote
  • loto
  • lotte
  • mele
  • melene
  • mell
  • mellon
  • mellone
  • melton
  • metol
  • moble
  • moellon
  • molle
  • molleton
  • monel
  • mool
  • moonlet
  • mottlement
  • nebel
  • neele
  • nell
  • nobble
  • nobel
  • noll
  • nolo
  • nolt
  • nonnoble
  • notelet
  • obol
  • obole
  • oenomel
  • olent
  • teel
  • tele
  • telemen
  • tellee
  • tellen
  • telome
  • telt
  • tentlet
  • tetel
  • tole
  • tollmen
  • tolmen
  • tolt
  • tomblet
  • tombolo
  • tomelet
  • tonlet
  • toolmen
  • tottle

*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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