Spelling Bee · Tuesday

Spelling Bee Answers for November 14, 2023

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

Words43
Pangrams1
Points possible209
Center letterE
Maya Chen
Senior Puzzle Editor·Published November 14, 2023·3 min read

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

Share:

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.

DP
NET
LY

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
17 pts
Good
32 pts
Solid
53 pts
Nice
84 pts
Great
105 pts
Amazing
147 pts
Genius
178 pts
Queen Bee
209 pts
Total words
43
Pangrams
1
Possible points
209

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
dependently +18 pts

The full word list

All 43 valid Spelling Bee solutions for November 14, 2023, grouped by length. Pangrams are highlighted with a star.

Tap to reveal the full word list
4 letters13 words
dentdenydynelendlentneednenepeenpendpentteentendtent
5 letters8 words
endedneedynettypennepennyteenytenetyente
6 letters13 words
deependenteddependneededneedlenettednettlependedpennedplentytendedtentedyenned
7 letters5 words
detenteententeneedlednettledpendent
8 letters2 words
deepeneddepended
9 letters1 word
dependent
11 letters1 word
dependently

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.

dependently +18dependent +9deepened +8depended +8detente +7

About this Spelling Bee puzzle

The New York Times Spelling Bee for November 14, 2023 has 43 valid words for a total of 209 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 178 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.

Share:

Recent Spelling Bee puzzles

Catch up on the last week of Spelling Bees. Each link goes straight to that day's full word list.