Spelling Bee November 16, 2025 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: R
Puzzle stats
Total words
46
Total points
220
Pangrams
4
Genius score
154
Center letter
R
Pangrams
Uses all 7 letters
- ARTHRALGIA
- ARTHRALGIA
- ALRIGHT
- ALRIGHT
Rank thresholds
Beginner
0 pts
0%
Good Start
4 pts
2%
Moving Up
11 pts
5%
Good
17 pts
8%
Solid
33 pts
15%
Nice
55 pts
25%
Great
88 pts
40%
Amazing
110 pts
50%
Genius
154 pts
70%
Queen Bee
220 pts
100%
All accepted words
- aargh
- agar
- airtight
- alright
- alright
- altar
- arhat
- aria
- aril
- arthralgia
- arthralgia
- atria
- atrial
- attagirl
- attar
- girl
- girt
- girth
- grail
- grill
- grit
- hair
- hart
- lair
- lariat
- liar
- lira
- raga
- ragtag
- rail
- raita
- ratatat
- rattail
- rial
- right
- rill
- tart
- tartar
- thrall
- thrill
- tiara
- trail
- trait
- trial
- trig
- trill
About this puzzle
The NYT Spelling Bee for Sunday, November 16, 2025 uses the seven letters A, G, H, I, L, R, T, with R as the center letter that must appear in every word.
Today's puzzle has 46 accepted words for a total of 220 points. To reach Genius rank, players need 154 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.