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Spelling Bee Answers for November 10, 2022

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

Words28
Pangrams2
Points possible151
Center letterH
Maya Chen
Senior Puzzle Editor·Published November 10, 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.

UN
AHG
IL

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
13 pts
Good
23 pts
Solid
38 pts
Nice
61 pts
Great
76 pts
Amazing
106 pts
Genius
129 pts
Queen Bee
151 pts
Total words
28
Pangrams
2
Possible points
151

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 2 pangrams
laughing +15 ptshauling +14 pts

The full word list

All 28 valid Spelling Bee solutions for November 10, 2022, grouped by length. Pangrams are highlighted with a star.

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4 letters10 words
hailhallhanghaulhighhillhulahullhungnigh
5 letters2 words
halallaugh
6 letters3 words
hangulunhangunhung
7 letters7 words
hailinghanginghaulinghillinghinginghugginghulling
8 letters4 words
hagglinghangnailinhalinglaughing
9 letters2 words
unhangingunhinging

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.

laughing +15hauling +14unhanging +9unhinging +9haggling +8

About this Spelling Bee puzzle

The New York Times Spelling Bee for November 10, 2022 has 28 valid words for a total of 151 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 129 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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