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NYT Spelling Bee answers & analysis

CEIMVZT

Friday, November 7, 2025

Words
20
Points
83
Genius
58
Pangram
1

Official answers

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  • cite

    verb — To quote; to repeat, as a passage from a book, or the words of another.

    noun — A citation

    verb — To list the source(s) from which one took information, words or literary or verbal context.

    verb — To summon officially or authoritatively to appear in court.

    Appeared in 13 recorded puzzles.

  • civet

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • emetic

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • emit

    verb — To send out or give off

    Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.

  • evict

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • evictee

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • item

    noun — A distinct physical object.

    noun — A line of text having a legal or other meaning; a separate particular in an account.

    noun — Two people who are having a relationship with each other.

    noun — A matter for discussion in an agenda.

    noun — (psychometrics) A question on a test, which may include its answers.

    noun — A short article in a newspaper.

    Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.

  • itemize

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  • meet

    verb — To make contact (with) while in proximity.

    verb — To make physical or perceptual contact.

    verb — To satisfy; to comply with.

    noun — A meeting.

    noun — A sports competition, especially for track and field (a track meet) or swimming (a swim meet).

    verb — (Of groups) To come together.

    Appeared in 14 recorded puzzles.

  • memetic

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • mete

    verb — (usually with “out”) To dispense, measure (out), allot (especially punishment, reward etc.).

    verb — To measure.

    adjective — Suitable; right; proper.

    noun — A boundary or other limit; a boundary-marker; mere.

    Appeared in 14 recorded puzzles.

  • mimetic

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • mite

    noun — Any of many minute arachnids which, along with the ticks, comprise subclass Acarina (aka Acari).

    noun — (sometimes used adverbially) Anything very small; a minute object; a very little quantity or particle

    noun — (often used affectionately) A small or naughty person, or one you take pity on; rascal

    noun — A small coin formerly circulated in England, rated at about a third of a farthing.

    noun — A lepton, a small coin used in Palestine in the time of Christ.

    noun — A small weight; one twentieth of a grain.

    Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.

  • mitt

    noun — An oversized, protective glove such as an oven mitt or a baseball mitt.

    noun — A mitten

    noun — (especially in plural) A hand.

    Appeared in 17 recorded puzzles.

  • teem

    verb — To be prolific; to abound; to be rife.

    verb — To be stocked to overflowing.

    verb — To pour (especially with rain)

    Appeared in 14 recorded puzzles.

  • time

    noun — The measurement under some system of region of day or moment.

    noun — A duration of time.

    noun — The inevitable progression into the future with the passing of present and past events.

    noun — An instant of time.

    verb — To measure or record the time, duration, or rate of.

    verb — To choose when something begins or how long it lasts.

    Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.

  • titmice

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • victim

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  • victimize

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  • ziti

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

Hints, no spoilers

Words by first two letters

  • ci×2
  • em×2
  • ev×2
  • it×2
  • me×3
  • mi×3
  • te×1
  • ti×2
  • vi×2
  • zi×1

Words by first letter and length

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c 11··· 2
e 1111· 4
i 1··1· 2
m 4··2· 6
t 2··1· 3
v ··1·1 2
z 1···· 1
Σ 102251 20

The numbers

Genius today takes 58 points of 83 available. The average answer runs 5.3 letters.

Total points vs. all 384 recorded puzzles
2nd percentile
Word count vs. all recorded puzzles
1st percentile

Word lengths, today vs. 17432 recorded answers

410 today34.6% all-time52 today22.8% all-time62 today20.0% all-time75 today12.1% all-time86.3% all-time91 today2.6% all-time101.2% all-time110.3% all-time120.1% all-time130.0% all-time

History

Today's letters, last seen

LetterLast in a puzzleLast as center
c Tuesday, November 4, 2025 Tuesday, September 16, 2025
e Thursday, November 6, 2025 Friday, September 19, 2025
i Sunday, November 2, 2025 Tuesday, October 28, 2025
m Wednesday, November 5, 2025 Sunday, October 26, 2025
t ● Wednesday, November 5, 2025 Sunday, November 2, 2025
v Monday, October 27, 2025 Thursday, September 18, 2025
z Friday, October 17, 2025 first recorded time

Most common answers, all recorded puzzles

  1. noon 42
  2. naan 30
  3. nana 30
  4. onion 29
  5. toot 28
  6. loll 28
  7. mama 25
  8. mamma 25
  9. cocoon 23
  10. acacia 23
  11. acai 23
  12. loon 23
  13. nene 23
  14. bill 22
  15. neon 22
  16. none 22
  17. olio 22
  18. aria 21
  19. onto 21
  20. toon 21
  21. cancan 21
  22. canna 21
  23. lull 20
  24. lulu 20
  25. lilt 20

Valid words the Bee rejected

Dictionary words the Bee never takes

Legitimate words (per the ENABLE list) that fit the letters but aren't official answers — usually judged too obscure.