NYT Spelling Bee Answers for November 1, 2025
Game Summary
| Center Letter | L |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, d, e, h, m, n |
| # of Pangrams | 2 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 67 words |
| Total Points | 300 points |
| Genius Level | 210 points |
| Bingo? | Yes |
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 | 10 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 1 | 2 | 3 | - | 1 | - | - | 7 |
| D | 3 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 5 |
| E | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| H | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 15 |
| L | 9 | 6 | 5 | - | - | - | - | 20 |
| M | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | - | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| N | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | Σ | 25 | 12 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 67 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AD×2 AL×1 AN×4 |
|---|---|
| D | DA×3 DE×2 |
| E | EL×2 EN×2 |
| H | HA×6 HE×9 |
| L | LA×11 LE×8 LL×1 |
| M | MA×6 ME×8 |
| N | NE×2 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ADD×2 ALL×1 ANA×1 ANN×3 |
|---|---|
| D | DAL×1 DAN×2 DEA×1 DEL×1 |
| E | ELA×2 ENA×2 |
| H | HAL×3 HAN×3 HEA×3 HEE×2 HEL×4 |
| L | LAD×5 LAM×3 LAN×3 LEA×5 LED×1 LEM×1 LEN×1 LLA×1 |
| M | MAL×2 MAM×1 MAN×3 MEA×1 MED×4 MEL×3 |
| N | NEE×2 |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| ma....... † | MA9 | To move something heavy by force of men, without aid of levers, pulleys, machine, or tackles. |
| ma........ † | MA10 | simple past and past participle of manhandle |
| ad... | AD5 | To earn, earn by labor; earn money or one's living. |
| ad.... | AD6 | simple past and past participle of addle |
| al.... | AL6 | One of a number of alternative forms of the same gene occupying a given position, or locus, on a chromosome. |
| an.. | AN4 | of, related to, intended for or 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. |
| an...... | AN8 | simple past tense and past participle of anneal |
| da.. | DA4 | A valley, often in an otherwise hilly area. |
| da.... | DA6 | To move up and down on one's knee or in one's arms, in affectionate play, usually said of a child. |
| da..... | DA7 | simple past and past participle of dandle |
| de.. | DE4 | A division, a portion, a share, a part, a piece. |
| de.. | DE4 | A valley, especially in the form of a natural hollow, small and deep. |
| el.. | EL4 | Uncommon spelling of élan. |
| el... | EL5 | A genus of large South African antelope (Taurotragus), valued both for its hide and flesh. |
| en.... | EN6 | An opaque, glassy coating baked onto metal or ceramic objects. |
| en...... | EN8 | Covered or coated with enamel (any sense) |
| ha... | HA5 | Permissible, according to Muslim religious customs, to have or do. |
| ha.. | HA4 | Sound, entire, healthy; robust, not impaired. |
| ha.. | HA4 | A corridor; a hallway. |
| ha...... | HA8 | Alternative spelling of hand-held |
| ha.... | HA6 | The part of an object which is (designed to be) held in the hand when used or moved. |
| ha..... | HA7 | simple past tense and past participle of handle |
| he...... | HE8 | Coastal land that juts into the sea. |
| he.. | HE4 | To make better from a disease, wound, etc.; to revive or cure. |
| he.... | HE6 | simple past tense and past participle of heal |
| he.. | HE4 | The rear part of the foot, where it joins the leg. |
| he.... | HE6 | simple past tense and past participle of heel |
| he.. | HE4 | simple past tense and past participle of hold |
| he.. | HE4 | A place of torment where some or all sinners and evil spirits are believed to go after death. |
| he.. | HE4 | The steering apparatus of a ship, especially the tiller or wheel. |
| he.... | HE6 | simple past tense and past participle of helm |
| la.. | LA4 | To fill or load (related to cargo or a shipment). |
| la... | LA5 | simple past and past participle of lade |
| la... | LA5 | Weighed down with a load, burdened. |
| la... | LA5 | A deep-bowled spoonlike utensil with a long, usually curved, handle. |
| la.... | LA6 | simple past and past participle of ladle |
| la.. | LA4 | A master of Tibetan Buddhism. |
| la.. | LA4 | Unable to walk properly because of a problem with one's feet or legs. |
| la... | LA5 | The twelfth letter of many Semitic alphabets/abjads (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others). |
| la.. | LA4 | The part of Earth which is not covered by oceans or other bodies of water. |
| la.... | LA6 | In possession of land. |
| la.. | LA4 | A road, street, or similar thoroughfare. |
| le.. | LE4 | A heavy, pliable, inelastic metal element, having a bright, bluish color, but easily tarnished; both malleable and ductile, though with little tenacity. It is easily fusible, forms alloys with other metals, and is an ingredient of solder and type metal. Atomic number 82, symbol Pb (from Latin plumbum). |
| le.... | LE6 | Held in place by strips of lead. |
| le.... | LE6 | Made of lead. |
| le.. | LE4 | To incline, deviate, or bend, from a vertical position; to be in a position thus inclining or deviating. |
| le.... | LE6 | simple past tense and past participle of lean |
| le.. | LE4 | A man; a person. |
| le... | LE5 | A proposition proved or accepted for immediate use in the proof of some other proposition. |
| le.. | LE4 | To allow to be used by someone temporarily, on condition that it or its equivalent will be returned. |
| ll... | LL5 | A South American mammal of the camel family, Lama glama, used as a domestic beast of burden and a source of wool and meat. |
| ma.. | MA4 | Belonging to the sex which typically produces sperm, or to the gender which is typically associated with it. |
| ma.. | MA4 | A pedestrianised street, especially a shopping precinct. |
| ma.... | MA6 | An animal of the class Mammalia, characterized by being warm-blooded, having hair and producing milk with which to feed its young. |
| ma..... | MA7 | A graphic depiction of the spiritual universe and its myriad realms and deities. |
| me.. | ME4 | Correct quotes |
| me... | ME5 | A stamped metal disc used as a personal ornament, a charm, or a religious object. |
| me..... | ME7 | Having received a medal. |
| me.... | ME6 | To interfere in or with; to concern oneself with unduly. |
| me..... | ME7 | simple past tense and past participle of meddle |
| me.. | ME4 | to combine multiple similar objects into one. |
| me.... | ME6 | simple past tense and past participle of meld |
| me... | ME5 | A battle fought at close range; hand-to-hand combat; brawling. |
| ne.... | NE6 | A long, thin, sharp implement usually for piercing as in sewing, embroidery, acupuncture, tattooing, body piercing, medical injections, sutures, etc; or a blunt but otherwise similar implement used for forming loops or knots in crafts such as darning, knitting, tatting, etc. |
| ne..... | NE7 | Covered or armored with needles. |
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.
- manhandle† (MA9)
- manhandled† (MA10)
- addle (AD5)
- addled (AD6)
- allele (AL6)
- anal (AN4)
- annal (AN5)
- anneal (AN6)
- annealed (AN8)
- dale (DA4)
- dandle (DA6)
- dandled (DA7)
- deal (DE4)
- dell (DE4)
- elan (EL4)
- eland (EL5)
- enamel (EN6)
- enameled (EN8)
- halal (HA5)
- hale (HA4)
- hall (HA4)
- handheld (HA8)
- handle (HA6)
- handled (HA7)
- headland (HE8)
- heal (HE4)
- healed (HE6)
- heel (HE4)
- heeled (HE6)
- held (HE4)
- hell (HE4)
- helm (HE4)
- helmed (HE6)
- lade (LA4)
- laded (LA5)
- laden (LA5)
- ladle (LA5)
- ladled (LA6)
- lama (LA4)
- lame (LA4)
- lamed (LA5)
- land (LA4)
- landed (LA6)
- lane (LA4)
- lead (LE4)
- leaded (LE6)
- leaden (LE6)
- lean (LE4)
- leaned (LE6)
- lede (LE4)
- lemma (LE5)
- lend (LE4)
- llama (LL5)
- male (MA4)
- mall (MA4)
- mammal (MA6)
- mandala (MA7)
- meal (ME4)
- medal (ME5)
- medaled (ME7)
- meddle (ME6)
- meddled (ME7)
- meld (ME4)
- melded (ME6)
- melee (ME5)
- needle (NE6)
- needled (NE7)
Answer Definitions
- manhandle† (verb): To move something heavy by force of men, without aid of levers, pulleys, machine, or tackles.
- manhandled† (verb): simple past and past participle of manhandle
- addle (verb): To earn, earn by labor; earn money or one's living.
- addled (verb): simple past and past participle of addle
- allele (noun): One of a number of alternative forms of the same gene occupying a given position, or locus, on a chromosome.
- anal (adjective): of, related to, intended for or 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.
- annealed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of anneal
- dale (noun): A valley, often in an otherwise hilly area.
- dandle (verb): To move up and down on one's knee or in one's arms, in affectionate play, usually said of a child.
- dandled (verb): simple past and past participle of dandle
- deal (noun): A division, a portion, a share, a part, a piece.
- dell (noun): A valley, especially in the form of a natural hollow, small and deep.
- elan (noun): Uncommon spelling of élan.
- eland (noun): A genus of large South African antelope (Taurotragus), valued both for its hide and flesh.
- enamel (noun): An opaque, glassy coating baked onto metal or ceramic objects.
- enameled (adjective): Covered or coated with enamel (any sense)
- halal (adjective): Permissible, according to Muslim religious customs, to have or do.
- hale (adjective): Sound, entire, healthy; robust, not impaired.
- hall (noun): A corridor; a hallway.
- handheld (adjective): Alternative spelling of hand-held
- handle (noun): The part of an object which is (designed to be) held in the hand when used or moved.
- handled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of handle
- headland (noun): Coastal land that juts into the sea.
- heal (verb): To make better from a disease, wound, etc.; to revive or cure.
- healed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of heal
- heel (noun): The rear part of the foot, where it joins the leg.
- heeled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of heel
- held (verb): simple past tense and past participle of hold
- hell (proper noun): A place of torment where some or all sinners and evil spirits are believed to go after death.
- helm (noun): The steering apparatus of a ship, especially the tiller or wheel.
- helmed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of helm
- lade (verb): To fill or load (related to cargo or a shipment).
- laded (verb): simple past and past participle of lade
- laden (adjective): Weighed down with a load, burdened.
- ladle (noun): A deep-bowled spoonlike utensil with a long, usually curved, handle.
- ladled (verb): simple past and past participle of ladle
- lama (noun): A master of Tibetan Buddhism.
- lame (adjective): Unable to walk properly because of a problem with one's feet or legs.
- lamed (noun): The twelfth letter of many Semitic alphabets/abjads (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others).
- land (noun): The part of Earth which is not covered by oceans or other bodies of water.
- landed (adjective): In possession of land.
- lane (noun): A road, street, or similar thoroughfare.
- lead (noun): A heavy, pliable, inelastic metal element, having a bright, bluish color, but easily tarnished; both malleable and ductile, though with little tenacity. It is easily fusible, forms alloys with other metals, and is an ingredient of solder and type metal. Atomic number 82, symbol Pb (from Latin plumbum).
- leaded (adjective): Held in place by strips of lead.
- leaden (adjective): Made of lead.
- lean (verb): To incline, deviate, or bend, from a vertical position; to be in a position thus inclining or deviating.
- leaned (verb): simple past tense and past participle of lean
- lede (noun): A man; a person.
- lemma (noun): A proposition proved or accepted for immediate use in the proof of some other proposition.
- lend (verb): To allow to be used by someone temporarily, on condition that it or its equivalent will be returned.
- llama (noun): A South American mammal of the camel family, Lama glama, used as a domestic beast of burden and a source of wool and meat.
- male (adjective): Belonging to the sex which typically produces sperm, or to the gender which is typically associated with it.
- mall (noun): A pedestrianised street, especially a shopping precinct.
- mammal (noun): An animal of the class Mammalia, characterized by being warm-blooded, having hair and producing milk with which to feed its young.
- mandala (noun): A graphic depiction of the spiritual universe and its myriad realms and deities.
- meal (noun): Correct quotes
- medal (noun): A stamped metal disc used as a personal ornament, a charm, or a religious object.
- medaled (adjective): Having received a medal.
- meddle (verb): To interfere in or with; to concern oneself with unduly.
- meddled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of meddle
- meld (verb): to combine multiple similar objects into one.
- melded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of meld
- melee (noun): A battle fought at close range; hand-to-hand combat; brawling.
- needle (noun): A long, thin, sharp implement usually for piercing as in sewing, embroidery, acupuncture, tattooing, body piercing, medical injections, sutures, etc; or a blunt but otherwise similar implement used for forming loops or knots in crafts such as darning, knitting, tatting, etc.
- needled (adjective): Covered or armored with needles.