November 16, 2020

NYT Spelling Bee Answers — November 16, 2020

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Senior Editor · Spelling Bee solver since 2018

Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for November 16, 2020 (Monday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.

Words70
Max Points296
Pangrams2
Genius207

4 letter answers 31 words

EMITILLYITEMITTYLIENLILTLILYLIMELIMNLINELINTLITEMIENMILEMILLMIMEMINEMINIMINTMITEMITTNINENITETILETILLTILTTIMETINETINTTINYYETI

5 letter answers 12 words

ELITEINLETINNIEINTELLIMITLINENLINTYMINIMMINTYNINNYTINNYTITLE

6 letter answers 14 words

ENMITYENTITYINTENTLENITYLENTILLINTELLITTLEMILLETMITTENMYELINNINETYTIMELYTINILYTITTLE

7 letter answers 4 words

EMINENTENTITLELENIENTLINEMEN

8 letter answers 5 words

IMMINENTINTENTLYLINIMENTNINETEENTIMELINE

9 letter answers 2 words

EMINENTLYLENIENTLY

10 letter answers 1 word

IMMINENTLY

11 letter answers 1 word

ENTITLEMENT

Common questions

How many answers in the November 16, 2020 Spelling Bee?

70 valid answers worth 296 points, including 2 pangrams. Genius requires 207 points.

What is the pangram?

The pangrams are EMINENTLY, IMMINENTLY. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.

What is the center letter?

The required center letter is I. Every valid answer must contain this letter.

How does scoring work?

4-letter words: 1 point. Longer words: 1 point per letter. Pangrams: +7 bonus. Genius is 70% of the maximum.