NYT Spelling Bee Answers for November 11, 2025
Game Summary
| Center Letter | Y |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, d, g, i, l, n |
| # of Pangrams | 2 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 47 words |
| Total Points | 271 points |
| Genius Level | 190 points |
| Bingo? | Yes |
Table of Contents
As you scroll down this page, the clues get progressively more revealing. So scroll slowly!
- 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 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 5 |
| D | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 15 |
| G | - | 3 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 |
| I | 3 | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 6 |
| L | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 8 |
| N | - | 3 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| Y | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | Σ | 8 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 47 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AL×4 AN×1 |
|---|---|
| D | DA×8 DI×5 DY×2 |
| G | GA×4 GI×3 GL×1 |
| I | ID×3 IL×1 IN×2 |
| L | LA×6 LI×1 LY×1 |
| N | NA×3 NI×1 |
| Y | YA×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ALL×4 ANA×1 |
|---|---|
| D | DAD×1 DAI×1 DAL×2 DAN×3 DAY×1 DID×1 DIL×3 DIN×1 DYA×1 DYI×1 |
| G | GAI×2 GAN×1 GAY×1 GID×2 GIG×1 GLA×1 |
| I | IDL×1 IDY×2 ILL×1 INL×2 |
| L | LAD×1 LAG×1 LAL×2 LAN×1 LAY×1 LIL×1 LYI×1 |
| N | NAG×1 NAN×2 NIN×1 |
| Y | YAN×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) |
|---|---|---|
| da...... † | DA8 | No definition found; request failed |
| di........... † | DI13 | No definition found; request failed |
| al... | AL5 | To make quiet or put at rest; to pacify or appease; to quell; to calm. |
| al...... | AL8 | present participle of allay |
| 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. |
| al..... | AL7 | present participle of ally |
| an.... | AN6 | Involving the anus. |
| da... | DA5 | Father. |
| da... | DA5 | That occurs every day, or at least every working day |
| da... | DA5 | To waste time in trivial activities, or in idleness; to trifle. |
| da..... | DA7 | In a dandy or foppish manner. |
| da... | DA5 | A man very concerned about his physical appearance, refined language, and leisurely hobbies, pursued with the appearance of nonchalance in a cult of self. |
| da.... | DA6 | No definition found; request failed |
| da..... | DA7 | Any of several perennial plants, of the genus Hemerocallis, that have fleshy roots, grasslike leaves and colourful flowers that bloom for just one day. |
| di.... | DI6 | A small amount of no worth. |
| di... | DI5 | Redolent of dill (the herb). |
| di........ | DI10 | Alternative spelling of dilly-dally |
| di... | DI5 | dark, dull |
| dy.. | DY4 | A set of two elements treated as one; a pair. |
| dy... | DY5 | Approaching death; about to die; moribund. |
| ga... | GA5 | Merrily. |
| ga.... | GA6 | Suitably; fitly; conveniently; readily. |
| ga.... | GA6 | Tall and thin, especially so as to cause physical awkwardness. |
| ga... | GA5 | Cheerfully; in a gay manner. |
| gi..... | GI7 | In a giddy manner. |
| gi... | GI5 | Feeling a sense of spinning in the head, causing a perception of unsteadiness and being about to fall down; dizzy. |
| gi.... | GI6 | Prone to giggling. |
| gl.... | GL6 | In a glad manner; happily. |
| id.. | ID4 | Without specific purpose, intent or effort. |
| id.. | ID4 | Alternative spelling of idyll |
| id... | ID5 | Any poem or short written piece composed in the style of Theocritus' short pastoral poems, the Idylls. |
| il.. | IL4 | Badly; poorly. |
| in... | IN5 | To place (pieces of a foreign material) within another material to form a decorative design. |
| in...... | IN8 | present participle of inlay |
| la.. | LA4 | The mistress of a household. |
| la... | LA5 | Having a delayed response to a change in the factors influencing it. |
| la...... | LA8 | Horseplay, fooling around. |
| la.......... | LA12 | present participle of lallygag |
| la...... | LA8 | A female landlord. |
| la.... | LA6 | present participle of lay |
| li.. | LI4 | Any of several flowers in the genus Lilium of the family Liliaceae, which includes a great many ornamental species. |
| ly... | LY5 | present participle of lie (“to rest in a horizontal position”). |
| na... | NA5 | Prone to nag, irritable. |
| na... | NA5 | A child's nurse. |
| na...... | NA8 | present participle of nanny |
| ni... | NI5 | A silly or foolish person. |
| ya.. | YA4 | A principle in Chinese and related East Asian philosophies associated with bright, hot, masculine, etc. elements of the natural world. |
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.
- dallying† (DA8)
- dillydallying† (DI13)
- allay (AL5)
- allaying (AL8)
- ally (AL4)
- allying (AL7)
- anally (AN6)
- daddy (DA5)
- daily (DA5)
- dally (DA5)
- dandily (DA7)
- dandy (DA5)
- dangly (DA6)
- daylily (DA7)
- diddly (DI6)
- dilly (DI5)
- dillydally (DI10)
- dingy (DI5)
- dyad (DY4)
- dying (DY5)
- gaily (GA5)
- gainly (GA6)
- gangly (GA6)
- gayly (GA5)
- giddily (GI7)
- giddy (GI5)
- giggly (GI6)
- gladly (GL6)
- idly (ID4)
- idyl (ID4)
- idyll (ID5)
- illy (IL4)
- inlay (IN5)
- inlaying (IN8)
- lady (LA4)
- laggy (LA5)
- lallygag (LA8)
- lallygagging (LA12)
- landlady (LA8)
- laying (LA6)
- lily (LI4)
- lying (LY5)
- naggy (NA5)
- nanny (NA5)
- nannying (NA8)
- ninny (NI5)
- yang (YA4)
Answer Definitions
- dallying† (n/a): No definition found; request failed
- dillydallying† (n/a): No definition found; request failed
- allay (verb): To make quiet or put at rest; to pacify or appease; to quell; to calm.
- allaying (verb): present participle of allay
- 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.
- allying (verb): present participle of ally
- anally (adverb): Involving the anus.
- daddy (noun): Father.
- daily (adjective): That occurs every day, or at least every working day
- dally (verb): To waste time in trivial activities, or in idleness; to trifle.
- dandily (adverb): In a dandy or foppish manner.
- dandy (noun): A man very concerned about his physical appearance, refined language, and leisurely hobbies, pursued with the appearance of nonchalance in a cult of self.
- dangly (n/a): No definition found; request failed
- daylily (noun): Any of several perennial plants, of the genus Hemerocallis, that have fleshy roots, grasslike leaves and colourful flowers that bloom for just one day.
- diddly (noun): A small amount of no worth.
- dilly (adjective): Redolent of dill (the herb).
- dillydally (verb): Alternative spelling of dilly-dally
- dingy (adjective): dark, dull
- dyad (noun): A set of two elements treated as one; a pair.
- dying (adjective): Approaching death; about to die; moribund.
- gaily (adverb): Merrily.
- gainly (adverb): Suitably; fitly; conveniently; readily.
- gangly (adjective): Tall and thin, especially so as to cause physical awkwardness.
- gayly (adverb): Cheerfully; in a gay manner.
- giddily (adverb): In a giddy manner.
- giddy (adjective): Feeling a sense of spinning in the head, causing a perception of unsteadiness and being about to fall down; dizzy.
- giggly (adjective): Prone to giggling.
- gladly (adverb): In a glad manner; happily.
- idly (adverb): Without specific purpose, intent or effort.
- idyl (noun): Alternative spelling of idyll
- idyll (noun): Any poem or short written piece composed in the style of Theocritus' short pastoral poems, the Idylls.
- illy (adverb): Badly; poorly.
- inlay (verb): To place (pieces of a foreign material) within another material to form a decorative design.
- inlaying (verb): present participle of inlay
- lady (noun): The mistress of a household.
- laggy (adjective): Having a delayed response to a change in the factors influencing it.
- lallygag (noun): Horseplay, fooling around.
- lallygagging (verb): present participle of lallygag
- landlady (noun): A female landlord.
- laying (verb): present participle of lay
- lily (noun): Any of several flowers in the genus Lilium of the family Liliaceae, which includes a great many ornamental species.
- lying (verb): present participle of lie (“to rest in a horizontal position”).
- naggy (adjective): Prone to nag, irritable.
- nanny (noun): A child's nurse.
- nannying (verb): present participle of nanny
- ninny (noun): A silly or foolish person.
- yang (noun): A principle in Chinese and related East Asian philosophies associated with bright, hot, masculine, etc. elements of the natural world.