Spelling Bee Answers for Monday, November 03, 2025
Nov 03, 2025, Monday Spelling Bee Answers for the D, X, U, O, E, P, N honeycomb (center letter N) feature 58 words, a 265-point total, 2 Pangrams (1 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 9-letter longest word: EXPOUNDED.
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Monday, November 3, 2025 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights
A closer look at this NYT puzzle difficulty, word patterns, scoring, and solve time.
Difficulty
8/10
Hard75th percentile
Avg Word Length
5.41
Typical lengthAll-time avg: 5.4
Rarity
69/100
RareRarer than 69% of puzzles
Avg Solve Time
56 minutes
Longer than usualTo reach Genius
2LL
18
Typical spreadUnique two-letter openings
Bingo Status
Yes
All 7 coveredAll 7 letters start at least 1 word
GN4L
26
words to GeniusGN4L OTN
Yes
Exact 186 ptsVowel Split
45%
Balanced mix140 vowels · 174 consonants
Score Milestones
- 0%Beginner0 PTS
- 5%Good Start13 PTS
- 15%Moving Up40 PTS
- 25%Good66 PTS
- 40%Solid106 PTS
- 50%Nice133 PTS
- 60%Great159 PTS
- 65%Amazing172 PTS
- 70%Genius186 PTS
- 100%Queen Bee265 PTS
Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers
Here is the complete list of 58 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Monday, November 3, 2025. The answers are organized by word length and point value, along with today's pangram. Prefer a spoiler-free approach? Try the spelling bee hints for today or browse the full list of NYT spelling bee words.
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Complete Answers
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9-Letter Words 1 word
8-Letter Words 6 words
7-Letter Words 4 words
6-Letter Words 15 words
5-Letter Words 11 words
4-Letter Words 21 words
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Word Length Distribution
Share of 58 answers at each word length.
Letter Coverage
Share of 58 words using each hive letter.
Points by Length
Total points available at each word length.
Letter Frequency Distribution
Share of 58 words starting with each letter.
How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?
- Today’s score of 265 ranks in the 79th percentile among all puzzles.
- The last time a score this low appeared was on 2025-11-02.
- The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
- The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
- With 58 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 86th percentile overall.
- The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2025-11-02.
- The highest number of answers in any puzzle is 80, on 2026-02-01.
- The lowest number of answers in any puzzle is 16, on 2023-03-27.
- This puzzle ranks among the Hard puzzles, based on overall difficulty scoring.
- Compared to recent puzzles, today’s challenge is harder than average.
- The letter set in this puzzle is considered Medium, compared to typical puzzles.
- Puzzles with similar letter rarity last appeared on 2025-10-31.
- The estimated solve time of 48–64 min is slower than typical puzzles.
- Players can expect a challenging solving experience.
Other Dictionary Words Not on This Puzzle's Official List
Wondering why these words aren't on the official list*:
- dene
- denned
- depone
- deponed
- donn
- donne
- doon
- dudeen
- duende
- dundee
- dunne
- duodene
- eden
- ende
- endopod
- enode
- exon
- expone
- exxon
- neep
- neoned
- noded
- nondeep
- nondo
- nonene
- nooned
- noop
- nudd
- nupe
- oenone
- oppone
- peened
- pennon
- pennoned
- penup
- ponded
- pondo
- poon
- puno
- undee
- undeeded
- undeep
- undenuded
- undon
- undoped
- unduped
- unended
- unendued
- unexpended
- unexpounded
- unexuded
- unode
- unoped
- unpodded
- unpope
- unpounded
*Every word here uses only the hive's seven letters, includes the center letter, and appears in our dictionary, but it was never published in the NYT's official answer list.