November 29, 2025, Saturday

Spelling Bee Answers for Saturday, November 29, 2025

Nov 29, 2025, Saturday Spelling Bee Answers for the A, T, N, I, H, E, L honeycomb (center letter I) feature 69 words, a 315-point total, 1 Pangram (0 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 10-letter longest word: ANNIHILATE, NINETEENTH.

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Spelling Bee hive for November 29, 2025 with center letter I and surrounding letters A,T,N,H,E and L

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Saturday, November 29, 2025 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights

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

Difficulty

8/10

Hard

75th percentile

Avg Word Length

5.46

Typical length

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

59/100

Rare

Rarer than 59% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

66 minutes

Longer than usual

To reach Genius

2LL

Typical spread

Unique two-letter openings

Bingo Status

Yes

All 7 covered

All 7 letters start at least 1 word

GN4L

words to Genius

2×10L2×9L4×8L4×7L17×6L3×5L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 221 pts

32 words2×10L2×9L4×8L4×7L16×6L4×5L

Vowel Split

44%

Balanced mix

164 vowels · 213 consonants

Score Milestones

0%Beginner0 PTS
5%Good Start16 PTS
15%Moving Up47 PTS
25%Good79 PTS
40%Solid126 PTS
50%Nice158 PTS
60%Great189 PTS
65%Amazing205 PTS
70%Genius221 PTS
100%Queen Bee315 PTS

Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Here is the complete list of 69 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Saturday, November 29, 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

28%

22%

14%

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Puzzle Letters

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Word Length Distribution

23 words

17 words

4 words

2 words

2 words (Pangram)

10L

Share of 69 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

69 words

100%

54 words

78%

46 words

67%

45 words

65%

39 words

57%

30 words

43%

20 words

29%

Share of 69 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

23 pts

85 pts

102 pts

102

28 pts

32 pts

18 pts

27 pts (Pangram)

10L

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

1928%

1522%

1014%

812%

710%

34%

Share of 69 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

Today’s score of 315 ranks in the 93rd percentile among all puzzles.
The last time a score this low appeared was on 2025-11-28.
The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
With 69 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 98th percentile overall.
The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2025-11-28.
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 Low, compared to typical puzzles.
Puzzles with similar letter rarity last appeared on 2025-11-28.
The estimated solve time of 56–76 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*:

aalii
aethalia
ahaaina
ahint
aileen
ailette
ailie
aillt
aint
alai
alaihi
alain
alaite
alalia
alalite
alani
alanin
alanine
alantin
alia
aliene
alienee
aline
alite
allanite
alliant
allie
allineate
altaian
altaite
altheine
altin
anahita
ananite
anatine
anhaline
anil
anile
anilin
aniline
anita
annie
annite
antenati
antheia
anthelia
antiae
antialien
antielite
antient
antilia
antillean
antithalian
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antlia
athalline
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athenian
atlantite
atli
attaint
attila
ehlite
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elaenia
elain
elaine
elhi
elian
elint
entia
ethine
haiathalah
hain
hainai
hainan
haithal
haiti
haitian
hathi
hati
hatti
hattie
heil
hein
helenin
helianthin
hellenian
hennin
hentenian
hettie
hiate
hila
hile
hili
hillel
hine
hithe
hittite
ianthina
ianthine
ianthinite
ieee
ihlat
ihleite
ilea
ileal
ilia
iliahi
ilial
ilian
illite
illth
inhalent
inhiate
inia
inial
init
inline
inne
intail
inti
intine
intitle
intnl
ital
itala
itali
italian
italianate
itea
itll
laelia
laine
lait
laith
laithe
laniate
lanital
lanthanite
lathi
latian
latin
latinate
latitant
latitat
latite
lattin
lehi
leila
leith
lelia
leniate
lenin
leninite
letitia
liana
liane
lienal
lienee
lila
lile
lilian
lilith
lill
lillianite
lina
linea
lineate
linelet
linenette
linha
linin
linn
linnaean
linnaeite
linne
lintie
litai
lith
lithate
lithia
lithiate
litten
nahani
naiant
nain
nalita
nannie
natalia
natalian
natalie
natalitial
nathaniel
neil
neilah
nellie
neti
nettie
niall
nielli
nihal
nihil
nile
nill
nina
nitta
taenia
taeniae
taenial
taeniate
taenite
tahil
tahina
tahiti
tahitian
taiaha
taille
taillie
tailte
tain
tainan
tait
talitha
talliate
tallith
tania
tanite
tantalian
tantalite
tatie
tattie
teallite
teenie
teian
teil
telei
teli
telia
telial
tellin
tenail
tenaille
tenia
teniae
teniente
tennantite
tentilla
tetanine
thai
thalia
thalian
thalli
thalline
theatine
theelin
thein
theine
thetine
thill
tien
tilia
tillet
tillite
tina
tinea
tineal
tinnen
tinnient
tinta
titanate
titania
titanian
titanite
tite
titi
titian
titilate
titillant
titlene
tittie

*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.