NYT Spelling Bee Answers for November 1, 2025

Saturday, November 1, 2025

The NYT Spelling Bee for Saturday, November 1, 2025 puts L in the center, with A, D, E, H, M, N around it. There are 130 valid words. It plays like a Hard puzzle.

Try the hive yourself first if you want, then use the list below to catch what you missed. Every word includes L. Tap a word for a short definition.

130Words
630Points
441Genius
2Pangrams
Hard★★★★

NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Tap a hive letter to show words that start with it. Tap it again to clear. Every word includes L.

Pangrams

2

4-letter words

37

5-letter words

26

6-letter words

37

7-letter words

18

8-letter words

8

9-letter words

3

10-letter words

1

Puzzle Breakdown

Center letterL
Vowels2
Rare lettersNone
Words130
Points630
Pangrams2
Longest word10
Average length5.6

Rank Calculator

Enter the score you reached on this hive. Genius is 441 points. Queen Bee is 630.

Genius · 189 points to Queen Bee
Beginner0
Good Start13
Moving Up32
Good50
Solid95
Nice158
Great252
Amazing315
441Genius441
Queen Bee630

Letter Distribution

How many words start with each letter. Tap a letter to mark those words in the list above.

Points by Word Length

Where the 630 points of this puzzle sit. Tap a row to open that length in the answer list.

Pangram Breakdown

MANHANDLE
9 letters 16 points 3 vowels 6 consonants

Repeated letters: A ×2, N ×2

MANHANDLED
10 letters 17 points 3 vowels 7 consonants

Repeated letters: A ×2, N ×2, D ×2

How This Puzzle Compares

Measured against the 380 puzzles in our archive.

Word count 97th percentile
Total points 94th percentile
MetricThis puzzleArchive averageHighestLowest
Words13074.715418
Points630359.189260
Pangrams22.08131

This Puzzle in Context

The November 1, 2025 hive put L in the center with A, D, E, H, M, N around it. Queen Bee needed all 130 words (630 points). Genius sat at 441.

Pangrams on this date: MANHANDLE, MANHANDLED. Top starting letters: L (34), H (28). Longest accepted word: 10 letters. Difficulty: Hard.

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