Spelling Bee Answers for Thursday, November 27, 2025

Nov 27, 2025, Thursday Spelling Bee Answers for the C, T, N, E, D, I, P honeycomb (center letter P) feature 66 words, a 373-point total, 1 Pangram (0 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 12-letter longest word: INDEPENDENCE.

Spelling Bee hive for November 27, 2025 with center letter P and surrounding letters C,T,N,E,D and I

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Thursday, November 27, 2025 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights

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

Difficulty

9/10

Very Hard

91st percentile

Avg Word Length

6.14

Typical length

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

84/100

Very Rare

Rarer than 84% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

73 minutes

Longer than usual

To reach Genius

2LL

10

Few pairs

Unique two-letter openings

Bingo Status

Yes

All 7 covered

All 7 letters start at least 1 word

GN4L

35

words to Genius
1×12L1×11L2×10L4×9L5×8L5×7L17×6L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 261 pts
35 words1×12L1×11L2×10L4×9L5×8L5×7L15×6L2×5L

Vowel Split

41%

Balanced mix

168 vowels · 237 consonants

Score Milestones

  • 0%Beginner0 PTS
  • 5%Good Start19 PTS
  • 15%Moving Up56 PTS
  • 25%Good93 PTS
  • 40%Solid149 PTS
  • 50%Nice187 PTS
  • 60%Great224 PTS
  • 65%Amazing242 PTS
  • 70%Genius261 PTS
  • 100%Queen Bee373 PTS

Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Here is the complete list of 66 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Thursday, November 27, 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

P
56%
D
15%
T
12%

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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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12-Letter Words 1 word

11-Letter Words 1 word

10-Letter Words 2 words

9-Letter Words 4 words

8-Letter Words 5 words

7-Letter Words 5 words

5-Letter Words 11 words

4-Letter Words 13 words

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Word Length Distribution

13 words
4L
13
11 words
5L
11
24 words
6L
24
5 words
7L
5
5 words
8L
5
4 words (Pangram)
9L
4
2 words
10L
2
1 word
11L
1
1 word
12L
1

Share of 66 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

P
66 words
100%
E
61 words
92%
I
43 words
65%
N
35 words
53%
D
33 words
50%
T
31 words
47%
C
16 words
24%

Share of 66 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

13 pts
13
4L
55 pts
55
5L
144 pts
144
6L
35 pts
35
7L
40 pts
40
8L
43 pts (Pangram)
43
9L
20 pts
20
10L
11 pts
11
11L
12 pts
12
12L

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

P
3756%
D
1015%
T
812%
I
58%
E
35%
N
23%
C
12%

Share of 66 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

  • Today’s score of 373 ranks in the 98th percentile among all puzzles.
  • The last time a score this low appeared was on 2025-11-26.
  • The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
  • The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
  • With 66 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 96th percentile overall.
  • The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2025-11-26.
  • 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 2025-11-25.
  • The estimated solve time of 62–84 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*:

  • cepe
  • cippi
  • dept
  • dipeptide
  • dipnet
  • dipnetted
  • dipt
  • endpiece
  • epicede
  • epideictic
  • epidictic
  • epinine
  • eppie
  • incept
  • incepted
  • incipit
  • neep
  • nepit
  • ninepence
  • pecten
  • pectic
  • pectinid
  • pedee
  • pedetic
  • peened
  • pein
  • peine
  • peined
  • peneid
  • penni
  • pennied
  • pennine
  • penninite
  • pentene
  • pentice
  • pentine
  • peppin
  • peptid
  • peptidic
  • pete
  • petti
  • pice
  • picein
  • picene
  • pici
  • picine
  • pict
  • piecen
  • piend
  • piet
  • pincpinc
  • pind
  • pinene
  • pinic
  • pinite
  • pinnet
  • pintid
  • pipetted
  • pipi
  • pipid
  • pipped
  • pippen
  • pitpit
  • pittite
  • ptinid
  • tenpence
  • tepe
  • tipiti
  • tippee

*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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