NYT Spelling Bee Answers for November 6, 2025
Game Summary
| Center Letter | F |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | b, d, e, l, o, w |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 35 words |
| Total Points | 140 points |
| Genius Level | 98 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 1 | 5 |
| D | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 |
| E | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | 12 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | - | 23 |
| L | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| O | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| W | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | 4 | Σ | 16 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 35 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| B | BE×4 BO×1 |
|---|---|
| D | DO×2 |
| E | |
| F | FE×6 FL×8 FO×9 |
| L | |
| O | OF×1 |
| W | WO×4 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| B | BED×1 BEE×2 BEF×1 BOF×1 |
|---|---|
| D | DOF×2 |
| E | |
| F | FEE×3 FEL×3 FLE×3 FLO×5 FOB×1 FOL×4 FOO×3 FOW×1 |
| L | |
| O | OFF×1 |
| W | WOL×2 WOO×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) |
|---|---|---|
| be....... † | BE9 | One with whom one shares a bed. |
| be.. | BE4 | The meat from a cow, bull, or other bovine. |
| be.... | BE6 | simple past tense and past participle of beef |
| be.... | BE6 | simple past tense of befall |
| bo... | BO5 | Outstanding; very good or successful. |
| do.. | DO4 | To remove or take off (something such as clothing). |
| do.... | DO6 | simple past tense and past participle of doff |
| fe.... | FE6 | Deficient in physical strength. |
| fe.. | FE4 | To give (someone or something) food to eat. |
| fe.. | FE4 | To use or experience the sense of touch. To become aware of through the skin; to use the sense of touch on. |
| fe.. | FE4 | To make something fall; especially to chop down a tree. |
| fe.... | FE6 | simple past tense and past participle of fell |
| fe.... | FE6 | A companion; a comrade. |
| fl.. | FL4 | simple past tense and past participle of flee |
| fl.. | FL4 | To run away; to escape. |
| fl.. | FL4 | The thick, dangling upper lip of certain breeds of dog, or the canine equivalent of the upper lip. |
| fl.. | FL4 | A low, flat mass of floating ice. |
| fl... | FL5 | An overflow (usually disastrous) of water from a lake or other body of water due to excessive rainfall or other input of water. |
| fl..... | FL7 | Filled with water from rain or rivers. |
| fl.. | FL4 | Movement in people or things characterized with a continuous motion, involving either a non solid mass or a multitude. |
| fl.... | FL6 | simple past and past participle of flow |
| fo.... | FO6 | simple past tense and past participle of fob |
| fo.. | FO4 | To bend (any thin material, such as paper) over so that it comes in contact with itself. |
| fo.... | FO6 | simple past tense and past participle of fold |
| fo.... | FO6 | To go after; to pursue; to move behind in the same path or direction, especially with the intent of catching. |
| fo...... | FO8 | simple past and past participle of follow |
| fo.. | FO4 | Any solid substance that can be consumed by living organisms, especially by eating, in order to sustain life. |
| fo.. | FO4 | A person with poor judgment or little intelligence. |
| fo.... | FO6 | simple past tense and past participle of fool |
| fo.. | FO4 | A bird. |
| of... | OF5 | simple past tense and past participle of off |
| wo.. | WO4 | Canis lupus; the largest wild member of the canine subfamily. |
| wo.... | WO6 | simple past and past participle of wolf |
| wo.. | WO4 | The set of yarns placed crosswise in a loom, interlaced with the warp, carried by the shuttle; weft. |
| wo.... | WO6 | simple past and past participle of woof |
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.
- bedfellow† (BE9)
- beef (BE4)
- beefed (BE6)
- befell (BE6)
- boffo (BO5)
- doff (DO4)
- doffed (DO6)
- feeble (FE6)
- feed (FE4)
- feel (FE4)
- fell (FE4)
- felled (FE6)
- fellow (FE6)
- fled (FL4)
- flee (FL4)
- flew (FL4)
- floe (FL4)
- flood (FL5)
- flooded (FL7)
- flow (FL4)
- flowed (FL6)
- fobbed (FO6)
- fold (FO4)
- folded (FO6)
- follow (FO6)
- followed (FO8)
- food (FO4)
- fool (FO4)
- fooled (FO6)
- fowl (FO4)
- offed (OF5)
- wolf (WO4)
- wolfed (WO6)
- woof (WO4)
- woofed (WO6)
Answer Definitions
- bedfellow† (noun): One with whom one shares a bed.
- beef (noun): The meat from a cow, bull, or other bovine.
- beefed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of beef
- befell (verb): simple past tense of befall
- boffo (adjective): Outstanding; very good or successful.
- doff (verb): To remove or take off (something such as clothing).
- doffed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of doff
- feeble (adjective): Deficient in physical strength.
- feed (verb): To give (someone or something) food to eat.
- feel (verb): To use or experience the sense of touch. To become aware of through the skin; to use the sense of touch on.
- fell (verb): To make something fall; especially to chop down a tree.
- felled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of fell
- fellow (noun): A companion; a comrade.
- fled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of flee
- flee (verb): To run away; to escape.
- flew (noun): The thick, dangling upper lip of certain breeds of dog, or the canine equivalent of the upper lip.
- floe (noun): A low, flat mass of floating ice.
- flood (noun): An overflow (usually disastrous) of water from a lake or other body of water due to excessive rainfall or other input of water.
- flooded (adjective): Filled with water from rain or rivers.
- flow (noun): Movement in people or things characterized with a continuous motion, involving either a non solid mass or a multitude.
- flowed (verb): simple past and past participle of flow
- fobbed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of fob
- fold (verb): To bend (any thin material, such as paper) over so that it comes in contact with itself.
- folded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of fold
- follow (verb): To go after; to pursue; to move behind in the same path or direction, especially with the intent of catching.
- followed (verb): simple past and past participle of follow
- food (noun): Any solid substance that can be consumed by living organisms, especially by eating, in order to sustain life.
- fool (noun): A person with poor judgment or little intelligence.
- fooled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of fool
- fowl (noun): A bird.
- offed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of off
- wolf (noun): Canis lupus; the largest wild member of the canine subfamily.
- wolfed (verb): simple past and past participle of wolf
- woof (noun): The set of yarns placed crosswise in a loom, interlaced with the warp, carried by the shuttle; weft.
- woofed (verb): simple past and past participle of woof