NYT Spelling Bee Answers
Today's New York Times Spelling Bee honeycomb grid features D as the mandatory center letter, surrounded by the letters A, C, E, T, V and X.
Today's puzzle has 35 possible words and 176 total points, including 1 pangram. The longest word in today's puzzle is EXCAVATED, a 9-letter word.
Reaching Genius takes 123 of the 176 points in today's puzzle. Depending on word length, that can be as few as 18 words or as many as 29. You also need at least one 6-letter word to get there. Queen Bee means finding all 35 words for 176 points.
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Today's NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights
A closer look at today's NYT puzzle difficulty, word patterns, scoring, and solve time.
Difficulty
6/10
Hard56th percentile
Avg Word Length
5.51
Typical lengthAll-time avg: 5.4
Rarity
60/100
RareRarer than 60% of puzzles
Avg Solve Time
34 minutes
Quicker than usualTo reach Genius
2LL
14
Few pairsUnique two-letter openings
Bingo Status
No
Missing: XAll 7 letters start at least 1 word
GN4L
18
words to GeniusGN4L OTN
Yes
Exact 123 ptsVowel Split
44%
Balanced mix85 vowels · 108 consonants
Score Milestones
- 0%Beginner0 PTS
- 5%Good Start9 PTS
- 15%Moving Up26 PTS
- 25%Good44 PTS
- 40%Solid70 PTS
- 50%Nice88 PTS
- 60%Great106 PTS
- 65%Amazing114 PTS
- 70%Genius123 PTS
- 100%Queen Bee176 PTS
Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers
Here is the complete list of 35 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Monday, November 2, 2026. 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.
Common openings
Try starting with these letters when you're stuck.
Puzzle Letters
Pangrams
Nov 02, 2026 Spelling Bee has 1 Pangram. A pangram is a word that uses all seven letters in the puzzle at least once, which gives you a 7-point bonus.
Spelling Bee Words
Here are all 35 answers in Nov 02, 2026 Spelling Bee puzzle, organized by word length and points.
9-Letter Words 1 word
8-Letter Words 2 words
7-Letter Words 3 words
6-Letter Words 10 words
5-Letter Words 11 words
4-Letter Words 8 words
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Word Length Distribution (Today)
Share of 35 answers at each word length.
Letter Coverage (Today)
Share of 35 words using each hive letter.
Points by Length (Today)
Total points available at each word length.
Letter Frequency Distribution (Today)
Share of 35 words starting with each letter.
How does Nov 02, 2026 spelling bee compare to other puzzles?
- Today’s score of 176 ranks in the 41st percentile among all puzzles.
- The last time a score this low appeared was on 2026-11-01.
- The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
- The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
- With 35 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 29th percentile overall.
- The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2026-11-01.
- 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 easier than usual.
- The letter set in this puzzle is considered High, compared to typical puzzles.
- Puzzles with similar letter rarity last appeared on 2026-10-14.
- The estimated solve time of 29–39 min is faster than typical puzzles.
- Players can expect a challenging solving experience.
Other Dictionary Words Not on Today's Official List
Wondering why these words aren't on the official list*:
- acad
- acetated
- adad
- adat
- adda
- addax
- adtevac
- advect
- advected
- advt
- ated
- avadavat
- cade
- cadee
- cadette
- catted
- caveated
- dace
- dada
- dade
- daeva
- dave
- decad
- decate
- decede
- deet
- detax
- dette
- deva
- devata
- devex
- ecad
- ectad
- edda
- tead
- teated
- teda
- tedded
- vaad
- vade
- vatted
- veda
- vedda
- vedette
*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.