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Spelling Bee Answers for November 11, 2024

The complete word list, every pangram, and the seven letters of the hive for today's NYT Spelling Bee. Hand-checked at release.

Words33
Pangrams2
Points possible137
Center letterH
Maya Chen
Senior Puzzle Editor·Published November 11, 2024·3 min read

Hand-checked every word in this list against the live Spelling Bee on the morning of release. Spotted an error?

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Today's seven letters

The center letter is yellow and must appear in every valid word. The six surrounding letters are optional. Every word in the puzzle is at least four letters long.

AR
DHT
PO

Stats & rank thresholds

The Spelling Bee scoring tops out at Queen Bee — the rank you earn for finding every word, including all pangrams. Here are today's point thresholds:

Beginner
0 pts
Moving Up
11 pts
Good
21 pts
Solid
35 pts
Nice
55 pts
Great
69 pts
Amazing
96 pts
Genius
117 pts
Queen Bee
137 pts
Total words
33
Pangrams
2
Possible points
137

Pangrams

A pangram uses all seven letters from today's hive at least once. Each pangram is worth its letter count + a 7-point bonus.

Today's 2 pangrams
arthropod +16 ptshardtop +14 pts

The full word list

All 33 valid Spelling Bee solutions for November 11, 2024, grouped by length. Pangrams are highlighted with a star.

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4 letters15 words
dothhardharpharthathhoarhoodhoophoothoraoathpathphatpoohthat
5 letters7 words
arhathathahoardphototoothtorahtroth
6 letters6 words
hoodoohoorahhorrorhotpothotrodthroat
7 letters4 words
hardhathardtopparathapharaoh
9 letters1 word
arthropod

Top-scoring words today

The five words worth the most points in today's puzzle — mostly pangrams and long compound words. These alone can push you over the Genius threshold.

arthropod +16hardtop +14hardhat +7paratha +7pharaoh +7

About this Spelling Bee puzzle

The New York Times Spelling Bee for November 11, 2024 has 33 valid words for a total of 137 possible points. Hitting Queen Bee means finding every single one. The Genius threshold is roughly 85 percent of the total, so today that's about 117 pts.

Stuck on a clue? Jump back to the Spelling Bee hub for strategy tips, the rank-by-rank breakdown, the full archive, and an explainer on how the NYT picks each day's seven letters.

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