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Spelling Bee Answers for November 19, 2022

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 possible148
Center letterA
Maya Chen
Senior Puzzle Editor·Published November 19, 2022·3 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.

CT
RAP
KD

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
12 pts
Good
23 pts
Solid
37 pts
Nice
60 pts
Great
74 pts
Amazing
104 pts
Genius
126 pts
Queen Bee
148 pts
Total words
43
Pangrams
1
Possible points
148

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
trackpad +15 pts

The full word list

All 43 valid Spelling Bee solutions for November 19, 2022, grouped by length. Pangrams are highlighted with a star.

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4 letters23 words
cardcarpcartcrapdarkdartdatadratkartpackpactpapaparkpartpratrackrapttacktacttapatarptarttrap
5 letters11 words
adaptapartattarcaratcrackkappakaratparkaradartracktract
6 letters2 words
attacktartar
7 letters5 words
apparatattractcarparkratatatrattrap
8 letters2 words
cataracttrackpad

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.

trackpad +15cataract +8apparat +7attract +7carpark +7

About this Spelling Bee puzzle

The New York Times Spelling Bee for November 19, 2022 has 43 valid words for a total of 148 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 126 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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