NYT Spelling Bee Answers for November 12, 2025
Game Summary
| Center Letter | I |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | n, r, t, v, a, b |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 31 words |
| Total Points | 157 points |
| Genius Level | 110 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 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 5 |
| B | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 5 |
| I | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| N | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| R | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | 6 |
| T | 1 | 6 | 2 | - | - | - | 9 |
| V | 1 | - | - | 2 | - | - | 3 | Σ | 7 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 31 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AN×1 AR×1 AT×2 AV×1 |
|---|---|
| B | BA×2 BI×1 BR×2 |
| I | IN×1 IR×1 |
| N | NI×1 |
| R | RA×5 RI×1 |
| T | TA×2 TI×4 TR×3 |
| V | VA×2 VI×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ANT×1 ARI×1 ATR×1 ATT×1 AVI×1 |
|---|---|
| B | BAI×1 BAR×1 BIR×1 BRA×1 BRI×1 |
| I | INV×1 IRR×1 |
| N | NIR×1 |
| R | RAB×2 RAI×2 RAN×1 RIB×1 |
| T | TAI×1 TAN×1 TIA×1 TIB×1 TIN×1 TIT×1 TRA×2 TRI×1 |
| V | VAI×1 VAR×1 VIB×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) |
|---|---|---|
| vi..... † | VI7 | Pulsing with energy or activity. |
| an.. | AN4 | Opposed to something. |
| ar.. | AR4 | A musical piece written typically for a solo voice with orchestral accompaniment in an opera or cantata. |
| at... | AT5 | plural of atrium |
| at.... | AT6 | To gain (an object or desired result). |
| av... | AV5 | Characteristic of or pertaining to birds, or to bird-like or flying creatures. |
| ba.. | BA4 | Any substance, especially food, used in catching fish, or other animals, by alluring them to a hook, snare, trap, or net. |
| ba....... | BA9 | Relating to people, countries, or customs perceived as uncivilized or inferior. |
| bi.... | BI6 | A Mexican dish of stewed meat (usually goat, beef or lamb; sometimes pork or chicken) and spices, typically served like a soup with (or sometimes in) tortillas. |
| br... | BR5 | The control center of the central nervous system of an animal located in the skull which is responsible for perception, cognition, attention, memory, emotion, and action. |
| br... | BR5 | Any of many plants with thorny stems growing in dense clusters, such as many in the Rosa, Rubus, and Smilax genera. |
| in....... | IN9 | not varying; constant |
| ir...... | IR8 | Causing irritation or inflammation. |
| ni..... | NI7 | Complete cessation of suffering; a blissful state attained through realization of sunyata; enlightened experience. |
| ra... | RA5 | A Jewish scholar or teacher of halacha (Jewish law), capable of making halachic decisions. |
| ra.... | RA6 | A mammal of the family Leporidae, with long ears, long hind legs and a short, fluffy tail. |
| ra.. | RA4 | Condensed water falling from a cloud. |
| ra... | RA5 | A condiment used as a dip or sauce in the cuisine of southern Asia, made from seasoned yogurt. |
| ra.. | RA4 | The wife of a rajah. |
| ri.... | RI6 | The vocal sound made by a frog or toad. |
| ta... | TA5 | A contamination, decay or putrefaction, especially in food. |
| ta.... | TA6 | Tannic acid or any of its derivatives. |
| ti... | TI5 | The papal crown. |
| ti... | TI5 | The inner and usually the larger of the two bones of the leg or hind limb below the knee, the shinbone |
| ti.. | TI4 | A slight coloring. |
| ti... | TI5 | Something or someone of very large stature, greatness, or godliness. |
| tr... | TR5 | Elongated or trailing portion. The elongated back portion of a dress or skirt (or an ornamental piece of material added to similar effect), which drags along the ground. |
| tr... | TR5 | An identifying characteristic, habit or trend. |
| tr.... | TR6 | Insignificant trifles of little importance, especially items of unimportant information. |
| va.. | VA4 | Overly proud of oneself, especially concerning appearance; having a high opinion of one's own accomplishments with slight reason. |
| va..... | VA7 | Showing variety, diverse. |
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.
- vibrant† (VI7)
- anti (AN4)
- aria (AR4)
- atria (AT5)
- attain (AT6)
- avian (AV5)
- bait (BA4)
- barbarian (BA9)
- birria (BI6)
- brain (BR5)
- briar (BR5)
- invariant (IN9)
- irritant (IR8)
- nirvana (NI7)
- rabbi (RA5)
- rabbit (RA6)
- rain (RA4)
- raita (RA5)
- rani (RA4)
- ribbit (RI6)
- taint (TA5)
- tannin (TA6)
- tiara (TI5)
- tibia (TI5)
- tint (TI4)
- titan (TI5)
- train (TR5)
- trait (TR5)
- trivia (TR6)
- vain (VA4)
- variant (VA7)
Answer Definitions
- vibrant† (adjective): Pulsing with energy or activity.
- anti (adjective): Opposed to something.
- aria (noun): A musical piece written typically for a solo voice with orchestral accompaniment in an opera or cantata.
- atria (noun): plural of atrium
- attain (verb): To gain (an object or desired result).
- avian (adjective): Characteristic of or pertaining to birds, or to bird-like or flying creatures.
- bait (noun): Any substance, especially food, used in catching fish, or other animals, by alluring them to a hook, snare, trap, or net.
- barbarian (adjective): Relating to people, countries, or customs perceived as uncivilized or inferior.
- birria (noun): A Mexican dish of stewed meat (usually goat, beef or lamb; sometimes pork or chicken) and spices, typically served like a soup with (or sometimes in) tortillas.
- brain (noun): The control center of the central nervous system of an animal located in the skull which is responsible for perception, cognition, attention, memory, emotion, and action.
- briar (noun): Any of many plants with thorny stems growing in dense clusters, such as many in the Rosa, Rubus, and Smilax genera.
- invariant (adjective): not varying; constant
- irritant (adjective): Causing irritation or inflammation.
- nirvana (noun): Complete cessation of suffering; a blissful state attained through realization of sunyata; enlightened experience.
- rabbi (noun): A Jewish scholar or teacher of halacha (Jewish law), capable of making halachic decisions.
- rabbit (noun): A mammal of the family Leporidae, with long ears, long hind legs and a short, fluffy tail.
- rain (noun): Condensed water falling from a cloud.
- raita (noun): A condiment used as a dip or sauce in the cuisine of southern Asia, made from seasoned yogurt.
- rani (noun): The wife of a rajah.
- ribbit (interjection): The vocal sound made by a frog or toad.
- taint (noun): A contamination, decay or putrefaction, especially in food.
- tannin (noun): Tannic acid or any of its derivatives.
- tiara (noun): The papal crown.
- tibia (noun): The inner and usually the larger of the two bones of the leg or hind limb below the knee, the shinbone
- tint (noun): A slight coloring.
- titan (noun): Something or someone of very large stature, greatness, or godliness.
- train (noun): Elongated or trailing portion. The elongated back portion of a dress or skirt (or an ornamental piece of material added to similar effect), which drags along the ground.
- trait (noun): An identifying characteristic, habit or trend.
- trivia (noun): Insignificant trifles of little importance, especially items of unimportant information.
- vain (adjective): Overly proud of oneself, especially concerning appearance; having a high opinion of one's own accomplishments with slight reason.
- variant (adjective): Showing variety, diverse.