Spelling Bee Answers for Wednesday, November 26, 2025

Nov 26, 2025, Wednesday Spelling Bee Answers for the A, L, E, B, F, X, I honeycomb (center letter I) feature 37 words, a 180-point total, 1 Pangram (1 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 8-letter longest word: BILABIAL, BILLABLE, FALLIBLE, FILLABLE, FLEXIBLE.

Spelling Bee hive for November 26, 2025 with center letter I and surrounding letters A,L,E,B,F and X

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Wednesday, November 26, 2025 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights

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

Difficulty

4/10

Medium

36th percentile

Avg Word Length

5.57

Typical length

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

36/100

Uncommon

Rarer than 36% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

31 minutes

Quicker than usual

To reach Genius

2LL

13

Few pairs

Unique two-letter openings

Bingo Status

No

Missing: X

All 7 letters start at least 1 word

GN4L

18

words to Genius
5×8L5×7L7×6L1×5L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 126 pts
18 words5×8L5×7L4×6L4×5L

Vowel Split

48%

Vowel-heavy puzzle

98 vowels · 108 consonants

Score Milestones

  • 0%Beginner0 PTS
  • 5%Good Start9 PTS
  • 15%Moving Up27 PTS
  • 25%Good45 PTS
  • 40%Solid72 PTS
  • 50%Nice90 PTS
  • 60%Great108 PTS
  • 65%Amazing117 PTS
  • 70%Genius126 PTS
  • 100%Queen Bee180 PTS

Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Here is the complete list of 37 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Wednesday, November 26, 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
30%
F
30%
L
19%

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Puzzle Letters

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Pangrams

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The Center letter is highlighted in Yellow.
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Complete Answers

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8-Letter Words 5 words

7-Letter Words 5 words

6-Letter Words 7 words

5-Letter Words 9 words

4-Letter Words 11 words

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Word Length Distribution

11 words
4L
11
9 words
5L
9
7 words
6L
7
5 words (Pangram)
7L
5
5 words
8L
5

Share of 37 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

I
37 words
100%
L
32 words
86%
B
23 words
62%
A
21 words
57%
E
21 words
57%
F
16 words
43%
X
10 words
27%

Share of 37 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

11 pts
11
4L
45 pts
45
5L
42 pts
42
6L
42 pts (Pangram)
42
7L
40 pts
40
8L

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

B
1130%
F
1130%
L
719%
A
616%
E
13%
I
13%

Share of 37 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

  • Today’s score of 180 ranks in the 42nd percentile among all puzzles.
  • The last time a score this low appeared was on 2025-11-25.
  • The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
  • The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
  • With 37 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 34th 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 Medium, compared to typical puzzles.
  • Puzzles with similar letter rarity last appeared on 2025-11-24.
  • The estimated solve time of 26–36 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*:

  • aalii
  • abaxial
  • abaxile
  • abbie
  • abelia
  • abib
  • abie
  • abilla
  • affiliable
  • affixable
  • affixal
  • affixial
  • ailie
  • alai
  • alalia
  • albi
  • alia
  • alible
  • alif
  • alife
  • alix
  • alliable
  • allie
  • axil
  • axile
  • babbie
  • babi
  • bailable
  • baile
  • bailee
  • bailie
  • baillie
  • balei
  • bali
  • balli
  • befile
  • belial
  • belibel
  • belli
  • biaxal
  • bibb
  • bibble
  • bibi
  • bibl
  • bilbie
  • billie
  • effie
  • eiffel
  • elix
  • exilable
  • faille
  • feil
  • felix
  • fiel
  • fifie
  • fila
  • fileable
  • fili
  • filla
  • fixe
  • flabile
  • flexile
  • flix
  • ieee
  • ilea
  • ileal
  • ilex
  • ilia
  • ilial
  • ixia
  • ixil
  • laelia
  • leila
  • lelia
  • lexia
  • libellee
  • lief
  • lila
  • lile
  • lill

*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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