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Spelling Bee Answers for November 26, 2024

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

Words25
Pangrams1
Points possible86
Center letterL
Maya Chen
Senior Puzzle Editor·Published November 26, 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.

PH
YLO
RC

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
7 pts
Good
13 pts
Solid
22 pts
Nice
35 pts
Great
43 pts
Amazing
61 pts
Genius
74 pts
Queen Bee
86 pts
Total words
25
Pangrams
1
Possible points
86

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
chlorophyll +18 pts

The full word list

All 25 valid Spelling Bee solutions for November 26, 2024, grouped by length. Pangrams are highlighted with a star.

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4 letters14 words
clopcloycoolholylochlocolollloopplopploypollpolopoolroll
5 letters6 words
colorcoylyhollyloopylorrypolyp
6 letters4 words
coollylollopphyllopoorly
11 letters1 word
chlorophyll

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.

chlorophyll +18coolly +6lollop +6phyllo +6poorly +6

About this Spelling Bee puzzle

The New York Times Spelling Bee for November 26, 2024 has 25 valid words for a total of 86 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 74 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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