NYT Spelling Bee Answers for November 6, 2024
Game Summary
| Center Letter | L |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, b, e, j, n, y |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 36 words |
| Total Points | 150 points |
| Genius Level | 105 points |
| Bingo? | No |
Table of Contents
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- Spelling Bee Grid
- Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
- Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
- Extra Letter Hints (Incrementally Revealing) 🤯
- Today's Complete Solution
- Answer Definitions
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Spelling Bee Grid
The following table shows the standard Spelling Bee summary grid, which lists word lengths across the top and letters down the left-hand side. The cell where the word lengths and letters intersect displays the number of words in today's puzzle with the corresponding first letter and word length.
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 4 | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | 10 |
| B | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | 14 |
| E | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| J | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 3 |
| L | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 4 |
| N | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Y | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | Σ | 14 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 36 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AB×2 AL×4 AN×4 |
|---|---|
| B | BA×7 BE×5 BL×2 |
| E | EE×1 EL×1 EN×1 EY×1 |
| J | JE×3 |
| L | LA×2 LE×2 |
| N | |
| Y | YE×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ABL×2 ALL×4 ANA×2 ANN×2 |
|---|---|
| B | BAB×2 BAL×3 BAN×2 BEA×1 BEL×4 BLA×2 |
| E | EEL×1 ELA×1 ENA×1 EYE×1 |
| J | JEL×3 |
| L | LAB×1 LAN×1 LEA×2 |
| N | |
| Y | YEL×1 |
Extra Letter Hints (Incrementally Revealing)
The table below lists all of the solutions to today's puzzle, but they're concealed. You can click the plus button (+) to reveal additional letters, one-by-one.
Concealed definitions are provided as additional clues. You can toggle concealment of the definitions by clicking on the concealer bar or the text that appears when the definition is visible.
Pangrams are marked with a dagger symbol (†).
| Word | 2L Ref | Definition (click to reveal) |
|---|---|---|
| je....... † | JE9 | Alternative spelling of jelly bean |
| ab.. | AB4 | Having the necessary powers or the needed resources to accomplish a task. |
| ab.. | AB4 | In an able manner; with great ability. |
| al... | AL5 | To make quiet or put at rest; to pacify or appease; to quell; to calm. |
| al.... | AL6 | One of a number of alternative forms of the same gene occupying a given position, or locus, on a chromosome. |
| al... | AL5 | A narrow street or passageway, especially one through the middle of a block giving access to the rear of lots or buildings. |
| al.. | AL4 | To unite or form a connection between (people or things), as between families by marriage, or between states by confederacy, league, or treaty. |
| an.. | AN4 | of, related to, intended for or involving the anus. |
| an.... | AN6 | Involving the anus. |
| an... | AN5 | The record of a single event or item. |
| an.... | AN6 | To subject to great heat and then (often slow) cooling, and sometimes reheating and further cooling, for the purpose of rendering less brittle; to temper; to toughen. |
| ba.... | BA6 | To utter words indistinctly or unintelligibly; to utter inarticulate sounds |
| ba... | BA5 | Alternative form of Babel |
| ba.. | BA4 | Evil, especially considered as an active force for destruction or death. |
| ba.... | BA6 | The bony material that makes up the plates in the mouth of the baleen whale, Mysticeti, which it uses to trap its food; formerly used in corsetry. |
| ba.. | BA4 | A solid or hollow sphere, or roughly spherical mass. |
| ba... | BA5 | Common in a boring way, to the point of being predictable; containing nothing new or fresh. |
| ba..... | BA7 | In a banal, trite or boring manner. |
| be...... | BE8 | A pitch deliberately thrown at the head of the batter. |
| be... | BE5 | To make (a rope) fast by turning it around a fastening point such as a cleat or piton. |
| be.. | BE4 | A percussive instrument made of metal or other hard material, typically but not always in the shape of an inverted cup with a flared rim, which resonates when struck. |
| be... | BE5 | An attractive woman. |
| be... | BE5 | The abdomen, especially a fat one. |
| bl.. | BL4 | To tell tales; to gossip without reserve or discretion. |
| bl.... | BL6 | Tending to blab or gossip a lot. |
| ee.. | EE4 | Resembling an eel: long, thin and slippery. |
| el.. | EL4 | Uncommon spelling of élan. |
| en.... | EN6 | To make somebody able (to do, or to be, something); to give sufficient ability or power to do or to be; to give strength or ability to. |
| ey..... | EY7 | The ball of the eye. |
| je.. | JE4 | a jelly or gel |
| je... | JE5 | A dessert made by boiling gelatine, sugar and some flavouring (often derived from fruit) and allowing it to set. |
| la... | LA5 | A small ticket or sign giving information about something to which it is attached or intended to be attached. |
| la.. | LA4 | A road, street, or similar thoroughfare. |
| le.. | LE4 | To incline, deviate, or bend, from a vertical position; to be in a position thus inclining or deviating. |
| le.... | LE6 | In a lean way. |
| ye.. | YE4 | shout; holler; make a loud sound with the voice. |
Today's Complete Solution
The words that follow are a complete listing of all acceptable words in today's New York Time Spelling Bee puzzle.
Next to the answer word you'll see the two-letter reference (2L Ref) in parentheses. We added that 2L Ref for easier translation of the spoiler-avoidant language you see on the Spelling Bee Forum and Twitter. The 2L Ref signifies a word's two start letters followed by the total number of letters in the word.
- jellybean† (JE9)
- able (AB4)
- ably (AB4)
- allay (AL5)
- allele (AL6)
- alley (AL5)
- ally (AL4)
- anal (AN4)
- anally (AN6)
- annal (AN5)
- anneal (AN6)
- babble (BA6)
- babel (BA5)
- bale (BA4)
- baleen (BA6)
- ball (BA4)
- banal (BA5)
- banally (BA7)
- beanball (BE8)
- belay (BE5)
- bell (BE4)
- belle (BE5)
- belly (BE5)
- blab (BL4)
- blabby (BL6)
- eely (EE4)
- elan (EL4)
- enable (EN6)
- eyeball (EY7)
- jell (JE4)
- jelly (JE5)
- label (LA5)
- lane (LA4)
- lean (LE4)
- leanly (LE6)
- yell (YE4)
Answer Definitions
- jellybean† (noun): Alternative spelling of jelly bean
- able (adjective): Having the necessary powers or the needed resources to accomplish a task.
- ably (adverb): In an able manner; with great ability.
- allay (verb): To make quiet or put at rest; to pacify or appease; to quell; to calm.
- allele (noun): One of a number of alternative forms of the same gene occupying a given position, or locus, on a chromosome.
- alley (noun): A narrow street or passageway, especially one through the middle of a block giving access to the rear of lots or buildings.
- ally (verb): To unite or form a connection between (people or things), as between families by marriage, or between states by confederacy, league, or treaty.
- anal (adjective): of, related to, intended for or involving the anus.
- anally (adverb): Involving the anus.
- annal (noun): The record of a single event or item.
- anneal (verb): To subject to great heat and then (often slow) cooling, and sometimes reheating and further cooling, for the purpose of rendering less brittle; to temper; to toughen.
- babble (verb): To utter words indistinctly or unintelligibly; to utter inarticulate sounds
- babel (noun): Alternative form of Babel
- bale (noun): Evil, especially considered as an active force for destruction or death.
- baleen (noun): The bony material that makes up the plates in the mouth of the baleen whale, Mysticeti, which it uses to trap its food; formerly used in corsetry.
- ball (noun): A solid or hollow sphere, or roughly spherical mass.
- banal (adjective): Common in a boring way, to the point of being predictable; containing nothing new or fresh.
- banally (adverb): In a banal, trite or boring manner.
- beanball (noun): A pitch deliberately thrown at the head of the batter.
- belay (verb): To make (a rope) fast by turning it around a fastening point such as a cleat or piton.
- bell (noun): A percussive instrument made of metal or other hard material, typically but not always in the shape of an inverted cup with a flared rim, which resonates when struck.
- belle (noun): An attractive woman.
- belly (noun): The abdomen, especially a fat one.
- blab (verb): To tell tales; to gossip without reserve or discretion.
- blabby (adjective): Tending to blab or gossip a lot.
- eely (adjective): Resembling an eel: long, thin and slippery.
- elan (noun): Uncommon spelling of élan.
- enable (verb): To make somebody able (to do, or to be, something); to give sufficient ability or power to do or to be; to give strength or ability to.
- eyeball (noun): The ball of the eye.
- jell (noun): a jelly or gel
- jelly (noun): A dessert made by boiling gelatine, sugar and some flavouring (often derived from fruit) and allowing it to set.
- label (noun): A small ticket or sign giving information about something to which it is attached or intended to be attached.
- lane (noun): A road, street, or similar thoroughfare.
- lean (verb): To incline, deviate, or bend, from a vertical position; to be in a position thus inclining or deviating.
- leanly (adverb): In a lean way.
- yell (verb): shout; holler; make a loud sound with the voice.