Monday, November 9, 2026
- 62 words
- 239 points
- 1 pangram
- Genius at 167
Today's Spelling Bee hints
No answers here yet: how many words start with each letter, at each length, and with each pair of letters.
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 1 | 5 | 1 | - | - | - | 7 |
| B | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 11 |
| H | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| M | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | 12 |
| O | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 |
| R | 1 | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | 5 |
| T | 9 | 8 | 4 | - | - | - | 21 |
| Σ | 26 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 62 |
AB-2AO-1AR-1AT-3BA-4BO-5BR-2HA-3HO-1MA-5MO-7OA-1OR-1RA-1RO-4TA-7TH-3TO-8TR-3
Bingo: every letter starts at least one word. The longest word has 9 letters.
Today's pangrams
The words that use all seven letters, worth 7 extra points each. Tap a tile for the next letter, or reveal the word.
Today's answers
All 62 words, the center letter marked and the points beside each. Pangrams are outlined.
Points for each rank today
239 points in all. The ranks are shares of that total, so they move with the puzzle.
- Beginner0
- Good Start5
- Moving Up12
- Good19
- Solid36
- Nice60
- Great96
- Amazing120
- Genius167
- Queen Bee239
Words the Bee left out
39 words on the Scrabble list (NWL2023) fit these letters but are not in the answers: the Bee keeps to common words and leaves out obscure, offensive and proper ones.
Yesterday's Spelling Bee
November 8, 2026: P in the center with A, C, E, J, K and L. 37 words, pangram APPLEJACK. All of yesterday's answers
Past Spelling Bee answers
Every puzzle we have kept, newest first: the center letter, the other six, and a page with all its answers.
- PACEJKL37 words
- IADELMV77 words
- LCINOTU47 words
- PGINOTV42 words
- OAHPRTY68 words
- CABIKLT49 words
- DACETVX35 words
- EFGIOPT27 words
- AGHINTU59 words
- CAELNOV66 words
- RADGNOP53 words
- IBDEGLO71 words
- AEHNOPY29 words
- LGHINTY43 words
- MABILNO66 words
- PACILRT50 words
- LCGIOTX29 words
- HABCELT65 words
- LADIPRY56 words
- HCIKMNU18 words
- HEGILNW31 words
- IDEJNOT59 words
- MABLNTU33 words
- GBINPRU56 words
- NACILMY60 words
- EBIKLOX23 words
- DAINOPR51 words
- EAHMPTY55 words
- BALNOTU51 words
- CAIMORT63 words
- YEGILNT37 words
- NACEHIM60 words
- ABDFLOR53 words
- CDEHNOT62 words
- VAILORT24 words
How to play the NYT Spelling Bee
- Make words from the seven letters in the hive. Every word must use the center letter.
- Words have at least four letters, and letters can be used more than once.
- A four-letter word scores 1 point. Longer words score one point per letter.
- A pangram uses all seven letters at least once and earns 7 bonus points. A perfect pangram uses each letter exactly once.
- Hyphenated words, proper nouns and offensive words are not accepted, and the Bee leaves out many obscure words that Scrabble allows.
More help: how to solve the NYT Spelling Bee, with the rules, the points and eight tips drawn from real puzzles.
How the ranks work
Your rank is your share of the puzzle's total points, so a day with many long words needs more points for each rank. The game's steps: Beginner 0%, Good Start 2%, Moving Up 5%, Good 8%, Solid 15%, Nice 25%, Great 40%, Amazing 50%, Genius 70%. Genius is 70% of the total; Queen Bee means finding every word. The points each rank needs today are listed above.
Tips to reach Genius
- Look for the pangram first: it is worth the most, and its ending (-ING, -TION, -ABLE) often shows other words.
- Add endings to words you already have: -ED, -ER, -ING and doubled letters (BALL, ALL).
- Use the hint grid above to see which first letters and lengths you are still missing, without seeing a word.
- Stuck on the letters? Unscramble any letters to see every word they make, or look up a word's meaning on its page.
Spelling Bee questions
When does the new Spelling Bee come out?
A new puzzle goes live at 3 a.m. Eastern Time every day. This page moves to it as soon as the game does.
What is a pangram?
A word that uses all seven letters of the day. Every puzzle has at least one. A perfect pangram uses each letter exactly once, so it is seven letters long.
Why isn't my word accepted?
The Bee uses its own word list, kept smaller than a Scrabble dictionary: it leaves out obscure, technical, offensive and capitalised words. The "Words the Bee left out" list above shows the Scrabble words that fit but did not count.
What is Queen Bee?
The top rank, for finding every answer. Genius, at 70% of the points, is the usual goal.
Who makes the Spelling Bee?
The New York Times publishes it, edited by Sam Ezersky. Unscramble ME is not affiliated with The New York Times.
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