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Spelling Bee Answers for November 13, 2022

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

Words50
Pangrams1
Points possible306
Center letterC
Maya Chen
Senior Puzzle Editor·Published November 13, 2022·3 min read

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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.

IN
DCE
VT

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
25 pts
Good
46 pts
Solid
77 pts
Nice
123 pts
Great
153 pts
Amazing
215 pts
Genius
261 pts
Queen Bee
306 pts
Total words
50
Pangrams
1
Possible points
306

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
vindictive +17 pts

The full word list

All 50 valid Spelling Bee solutions for November 13, 2022, grouped by length. Pangrams are highlighted with a star.

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4 letters7 words
cedecentcitediceicednicevice
5 letters10 words
cededcitedcivetcivicdeicedicededictevictniecetinct
6 letters10 words
deceitdecentdecidedeiceddetectdeviceenticeevinceinciteindict
7 letters9 words
deceivedecideddeicideeideticenticedevictedevicteeevincedincited
8 letters8 words
decedentdeceiveddetecteddieteticevidenceincidentindecentindicted
9 letters5 words
detectiveevidencedincentiveincidenceinvective
10 letters1 word
vindictive

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.

vindictive +17detective +9evidenced +9incentive +9incidence +9

About this Spelling Bee puzzle

The New York Times Spelling Bee for November 13, 2022 has 50 valid words for a total of 306 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 261 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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