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Spelling Bee Answers for November 25, 2024

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

Words28
Pangrams1
Points possible117
Center letterN
Maya Chen
Senior Puzzle Editor·Published November 25, 2024·3 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.

LI
BND
AH

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
10 pts
Good
18 pts
Solid
30 pts
Nice
47 pts
Great
59 pts
Amazing
82 pts
Genius
100 pts
Queen Bee
117 pts
Total words
28
Pangrams
1
Possible points
117

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
handbill +15 pts

The full word list

All 28 valid Spelling Bee solutions for November 25, 2024, grouped by length. Pangrams are highlighted with a star.

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4 letters12 words
analbandbindblinhandhindlainlandnaannadanailnana
5 letters8 words
annalbanalbindiblandblindblinilanainaiad
6 letters3 words
bananainlaidinland
7 letters1 word
bandana
8 letters3 words
bandannahandballhandbill
9 letters1 word
libidinal

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.

handbill +15libidinal +9bandanna +8handball +8bandana +7

About this Spelling Bee puzzle

The New York Times Spelling Bee for November 25, 2024 has 28 valid words for a total of 117 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 100 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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