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Spelling Bee Answers for November 24, 2021

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 possible174
Center letterU
Maya Chen
Senior Puzzle Editor·Published November 24, 2021·3 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.

TO
LUE
NP

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
14 pts
Good
27 pts
Solid
44 pts
Nice
70 pts
Great
87 pts
Amazing
122 pts
Genius
148 pts
Queen Bee
174 pts
Total words
43
Pangrams
1
Possible points
174

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
opulent +14 pts

The full word list

All 43 valid Spelling Bee solutions for November 24, 2021, grouped by length. Pangrams are highlighted with a star.

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4 letters18 words
loutlulllululunelutenounnullpoutpulepullpulppuntputttouttunetutuuntoupon
5 letters7 words
letuploupepoulttulletuteeunletunpen
6 letters12 words
outletoutputpenultpulletpuppetputouttoupeetuneuptunneltupelounopenuntune
7 letters6 words
lunetteopulentoutpollpollutepullouttoluene

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.

opulent +14lunette +7outpoll +7pollute +7pullout +7

About this Spelling Bee puzzle

The New York Times Spelling Bee for November 24, 2021 has 43 valid words for a total of 174 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 148 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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