NYT Spelling Bee Answers
Today's New York Times Spelling Bee honeycomb grid features P as the mandatory center letter, surrounded by the letters G, I, N, O, T and V.
Today's puzzle has 42 possible words and 249 total points, including 1 pangram. The longest word in today's puzzle is PINPOINTING, a 11-letter word.
Reaching Genius takes 174 of the 249 points in today's puzzle. Depending on word length, that can be as few as 23 words or as many as 34. You also need at least one 7-letter word to get there. Queen Bee means finding all 42 words for 249 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
Hard62nd percentile
Avg Word Length
6.26
Long wordsAll-time avg: 5.4
Rarity
56/100
RareRarer than 56% of puzzles
Avg Solve Time
40 minutes
Typical solveTo reach Genius
2LL
7
Few pairsUnique two-letter openings
Bingo Status
No
Missing: I, VAll 7 letters start at least 1 word
GN4L
23
words to GeniusGN4L OTN
Yes
Exact 174 ptsVowel Split
38%
Balanced mix99 vowels · 164 consonants
Score Milestones
- 0%Beginner0 PTS
- 5%Good Start12 PTS
- 15%Moving Up37 PTS
- 25%Good62 PTS
- 40%Solid100 PTS
- 50%Nice125 PTS
- 60%Great149 PTS
- 65%Amazing162 PTS
- 70%Genius174 PTS
- 100%Queen Bee249 PTS
Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers
Here is the complete list of 42 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Thursday, November 5, 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 05, 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 42 answers in Nov 05, 2026 Spelling Bee puzzle, organized by word length and points.
11-Letter Words 1 word
9-Letter Words 2 words
8-Letter Words 3 words
7-Letter Words 14 words
6-Letter Words 9 words
5-Letter Words 6 words
4-Letter Words 7 words
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Word Length Distribution (Today)
Share of 42 answers at each word length.
Letter Coverage (Today)
Share of 42 words using each hive letter.
Points by Length (Today)
Total points available at each word length.
Letter Frequency Distribution (Today)
Share of 42 words starting with each letter.
How does Nov 05, 2026 spelling bee compare to other puzzles?
- Today’s score of 249 ranks in the 73rd percentile among all puzzles.
- The last time a score this low appeared was on 2026-11-02.
- The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
- The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
- With 42 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 48th percentile overall.
- The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2026-11-02.
- 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 about average.
- The letter set in this puzzle is considered Medium, compared to typical puzzles.
- Puzzles with similar letter rarity last appeared on 2026-11-03.
- The estimated solve time of 34–46 min is comparable 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*:
- gipping
- gippo
- ningpo
- nippon
- nonpoint
- noop
- oping
- pigg
- piggin
- piing
- pingo
- pino
- pinon
- pion
- pipi
- pipping
- pitpit
- pogonion
- pogonip
- ponging
- pongo
- pont
- pontin
- ponto
- ponton
- pontooning
- poon
- poot
- poti
- potoo
- pott
- potto
- tinpot
- tipiti
- tiponi
- toop
- topi
- topo
- topoi
*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.