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Spelling Bee Answers for November 29, 2020

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

Words63
Pangrams1
Points possible295
Center letterI
Maya Chen
Senior Puzzle Editor·Published November 29, 2020·3 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.

NA
MIT
EB

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
24 pts
Good
45 pts
Solid
74 pts
Nice
118 pts
Great
148 pts
Amazing
207 pts
Genius
251 pts
Queen Bee
295 pts
Total words
63
Pangrams
1
Possible points
295

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
ambient +14 pts

The full word list

All 63 valid Spelling Bee solutions for November 29, 2020, grouped by length. Pangrams are highlighted with a star.

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4 letters21 words
antibaitbiteemitiambimamitemmaimmainmienmimemineminimintmitemittninenitetimetinetint
5 letters12 words
ambitanimaanimeiambiinaneinniemaniaminimnimbitainttibiatitan
6 letters14 words
anemiaattainbeaniebittenimbibeinmateinnateintentmeanieminimamittentannintatamitibiae
7 letters8 words
ambientanimateattaintbienniaeminentimitatematineeteatime
8 letters6 words
imminentinitiateintimatemaintainmeantimenineteen
9 letters1 word
inanimate
10 letters1 word
attainment

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.

ambient +14attainment +10inanimate +9imminent +8initiate +8

About this Spelling Bee puzzle

The New York Times Spelling Bee for November 29, 2020 has 63 valid words for a total of 295 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 251 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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