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Spelling Bee Answers for November 13, 2020

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

Words27
Pangrams1
Points possible157
Center letterC
Maya Chen
Senior Puzzle Editor·Published November 13, 2020·3 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.

IO
NCT
YU

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
13 pts
Good
24 pts
Solid
40 pts
Nice
63 pts
Great
79 pts
Amazing
110 pts
Genius
134 pts
Queen Bee
157 pts
Total words
27
Pangrams
1
Possible points
157

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 1 pangram
continuity +17 pts

The full word list

All 27 valid Spelling Bee solutions for November 13, 2020, grouped by length. Pangrams are highlighted with a star.

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4 letters4 words
citycoincooticon
5 letters9 words
cocciconiccountcynicionictincttonictunicuncut
6 letters6 words
cocooncottoncountycutouticonictycoon
7 letters4 words
coconutconcoctcottonyunction
8 letters1 word
tonicity
9 letters1 word
iconicity
10 letters2 words
concoctioncontinuity

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.

continuity +17concoction +10iconicity +9tonicity +8coconut +7

About this Spelling Bee puzzle

The New York Times Spelling Bee for November 13, 2020 has 27 valid words for a total of 157 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 134 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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