NYT Spelling Bee Answers for November 11, 2025

Tuesday, November 11, 2025

The NYT Spelling Bee for Tuesday, November 11, 2025 puts Y in the center, with A, D, G, I, L, N around it. There are 73 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 Y. Tap a word for a short definition.

73Words
400Points
280Genius
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 Y.

Pangrams

2

4-letter words

16

5-letter words

27

6-letter words

8

7-letter words

6

8-letter words

9

9-letter words

2

10-letter words

3

12-letter words

1

13-letter words

1

Puzzle Breakdown

Center letterY
Vowels2
Rare lettersY
Words73
Points400
Pangrams2
Longest word13
Average length5.9

Rank Calculator

Enter the score you reached on this hive. Genius is 280 points. Queen Bee is 400.

Genius · 120 points to Queen Bee
Beginner0
Good Start8
Moving Up20
Good32
Solid60
Nice100
Great160
Amazing200
280Genius280
Queen Bee400

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

Pangram Breakdown

DALLYING
8 letters 15 points 2 vowels 6 consonants

Repeated letters: L ×2

DILLYDALLYING
13 letters 20 points 3 vowels 10 consonants

Repeated letters: D ×2, I ×2, L ×4, Y ×2

How This Puzzle Compares

Measured against the 380 puzzles in our archive.

Word count 52th percentile
Total points 63th percentile
MetricThis puzzleArchive averageHighestLowest
Words7374.715418
Points400359.189260
Pangrams22.08131

This Puzzle in Context

The November 11, 2025 hive put Y in the center with A, D, G, I, L, N around it. Queen Bee needed all 73 words (400 points). Genius sat at 280.

Pangrams on this date: DALLYING, DILLYDALLYING. Top starting letters: G (18), D (16). Longest accepted word: 13 letters. Difficulty: Hard.

FAQs for November 11, 2025