Spelling Bee November 16, 2023 answers
All accepted words for today's NYT Spelling Bee, with the pangram revealed, point totals, and progress thresholds for each rank.
Today's letter set · Center: T
Puzzle stats
Total words
57
Total points
316
Pangrams
4
Genius score
221
Center letter
T
Pangrams
Uses all 7 letters
- ADAPTATION
- ADAPTATION
- ADOPTION
- ADOPTION
Rank thresholds
Beginner
0 pts
0%
Good Start
6 pts
2%
Moving Up
15 pts
5%
Good
25 pts
8%
Solid
47 pts
15%
Nice
79 pts
25%
Great
126 pts
40%
Amazing
158 pts
50%
Genius
221 pts
70%
Queen Bee
316 pts
100%
All accepted words
- adapt
- adaptation
- adaptation
- addition
- adopt
- adoption
- adoption
- annotation
- anoint
- anti
- appoint
- atop
- attain
- data
- dint
- ditto
- donation
- idiot
- inapt
- initiation
- into
- intonation
- iota
- natant
- nation
- notation
- notion
- onto
- option
- paint
- pandit
- pant
- patina
- patio
- pinata
- pinot
- pinpoint
- pint
- pinto
- pipit
- pita
- pitapat
- piton
- point
- pontoon
- potato
- potion
- taint
- tannin
- tapa
- tattoo
- tint
- tiptop
- titan
- toad
- toon
- toot
About this puzzle
The NYT Spelling Bee for Thursday, November 16, 2023 uses the seven letters A, D, I, N, O, P, T, with T as the center letter that must appear in every word.
Today's puzzle has 57 accepted words for a total of 316 points. To reach Genius rank, players need 221 points — about 70% of the total. The full Queen Bee score requires every word.
This puzzle has 4 pangrams — words that use all seven letters. Each pangram earns a 7-point bonus on top of its regular score.