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Spelling Bee Answers for November 13, 2023

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

Words39
Pangrams1
Points possible151
Center letterL
Maya Chen
Senior Puzzle Editor·Published November 13, 2023·3 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.

GR
OLI
YF

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
23 pts
Solid
38 pts
Nice
61 pts
Great
76 pts
Amazing
106 pts
Genius
129 pts
Queen Bee
151 pts
Total words
39
Pangrams
1
Possible points
151

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
glorify +14 pts

The full word list

All 39 valid Spelling Bee solutions for November 13, 2023, grouped by length. Pangrams are highlighted with a star.

Tap to reveal the full word list
4 letters17 words
fillflogfoilfoolgillgirlgolfillylilylogologylolloilyoliorillroilroll
5 letters11 words
fillyfloorfoliofollyfrillgirlyglorygollygrilligloolorry
6 letters6 words
frillygigglygigologogglygooglygoogol
7 letters4 words
foggilyglorifygoofilylogroll
8 letters1 word
groggily

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.

glorify +14groggily +8foggily +7goofily +7logroll +7

About this Spelling Bee puzzle

The New York Times Spelling Bee for November 13, 2023 has 39 valid words for a total of 151 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 129 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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