NYT Spelling Bee Answers for November 14, 2025
Game Summary
| Center Letter | K |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, b, e, l, n, o |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 39 words |
| Total Points | 134 points |
| Genius Level | 94 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 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| B | 6 | 4 | - | - | 2 | - | 12 |
| E | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| K | 9 | 6 | 1 | - | - | - | 16 |
| L | 5 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 6 |
| N | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| O | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | Σ | 21 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 39 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AN×2 |
|---|---|
| B | BA×5 BE×1 BL×3 BO×3 |
| E | |
| K | KA×2 KE×5 KN×5 KO×4 |
| L | LA×2 LE×2 LO×2 |
| N | NA×1 NO×1 |
| O | OA×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ANK×2 |
|---|---|
| B | BAB×1 BAK×1 BAL×1 BAN×2 BEA×1 BLA×1 BLE×1 BLO×1 BON×1 BOO×2 |
| E | |
| K | KAB×1 KAL×1 KEB×1 KEE×2 KEN×2 KNE×3 KNO×2 KOA×2 KOL×1 KOO×1 |
| L | LAK×1 LAN×1 LEA×1 LEE×1 LOO×2 |
| N | NAN×1 NOO×1 |
| O | OAK×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) |
|---|---|---|
| an....... † | AN9 | The bone of the ankle, forming the lower part of the ankle joint and joining with the tibia and fibula. |
| an... | AN5 | The skeletal joint which connects the foot with the leg; the uppermost portion of the foot and lowermost portion of the leg, which contain this skeletal joint. |
| ba... | BA5 | A Central and Eastern European coffee cake flavored with orange rind, rum, almonds, and raisins. |
| ba.. | BA4 | To cook (something) in an oven (for someone). |
| ba.. | BA4 | An uncultivated ridge formed in the open field system, caused by the action of ploughing. |
| ba.. | BA4 | An institution where one can place and borrow money and take care of financial affairs. |
| ba...... | BA8 | Acceptable to a bank. |
| be.. | BE4 | Anatomical uses. A rigid structure projecting from the front of a bird's face, used for pecking, grooming, foraging, carrying items, eating food, etc. A similar structure forming the jaws of an octopus, turtle, etc. The long projecting sucking mouth of some insects and other invertebrates, as in the Hemiptera. The upper or projecting part of the shell, near the hinge of a bivalve. The prolongation of certain univalve shells containing the canal. Any process somewhat like the beak of a bird, terminating the fruit or other parts of a plant. |
| bl... | BL5 | White or pale; without colour. |
| bl... | BL5 | Without color; pale; pallid. |
| bl... | BL5 | An exemplar of a certain masculine, independent male archetype. |
| bo.. | BO4 | To strike or collide with something. |
| bo.. | BO4 | A collection of sheets of paper bound together to hinge at one edge, containing printed or written material, pictures, etc. |
| bo...... | BO8 | Able to be booked or reserved. |
| ka... | KA5 | US spelling of kebab |
| ka.. | KA4 | An edible plant, similar to cabbage, with curled leaves that do not form a dense head (Brassica oleracea var. acephala) |
| ke... | KE5 | A dish of pieces of meat, fish, or vegetables roasted on a skewer or spit, especially a doner kebab. |
| ke.. | KE4 | A large beam along the underside of a ship’s hull from bow to stern. |
| ke.. | KE4 | Often with a prepositional phrase, or with to and an infinitive: showing a quick and ardent responsiveness or willingness; eager, enthusiastic, interested. |
| ke.... | KE6 | A house or shelter for a dog. |
| ke.. | KE4 | A gambling game, a variety of the game of lotto, played with balls or knobs, numbered, and cards also numbered. |
| kn.. | KN4 | In humans, the joint or the region of the joint in the middle part of the leg between the thigh and the shank. |
| kn... | KN5 | To rest on one's bent knees, sometimes only one; to move to such a position. |
| kn... | KN5 | To ring a bell slowly, especially for a funeral; to toll. |
| kn.. | KN4 | A rounded protuberance, especially one arising from a flat surface; a fleshy lump or caruncle. |
| kn... | KN5 | A small mound or rounded hill. |
| ko... | KO5 | A tree-dwelling marsupial, Phascolarctos cinereus, that resembles a small bear with a broad head, large ears and sharp claws, mainly found in eastern Australia. |
| ko.. | KO4 | A story about a Zen master and his student, sometimes like a riddle, other times like a fable, which has become an object of Zen study, and which, when meditated upon, may unlock mechanisms in the Zen student’s mind leading to satori. |
| ko.. | KO4 | A tree, genus Cola, bearing large brown seeds ("nuts") that are the source of cola extract. |
| ko.. | KO4 | An eccentric, strange or crazy person. |
| la.. | LA4 | A large, landlocked stretch of water or similar liquid. |
| la.. | LA4 | Slender or thin; not well filled out; not plump; shrunken; lean. |
| le.. | LE4 | A crack, crevice, fissure, or hole which admits water or other fluid, or lets it escape. |
| le.. | LE4 | The vegetable Allium ampeloprasum var. porrum, having edible leaves and an onion-like bulb but with a milder flavour than the onion. |
| lo.. | LO4 | To try to see, to pay attention to with one’s eyes. |
| lo...... | LO8 | A comprehensive directory of fashion-related companies and people, such as fashion designers, industry figures, brands and retail stores. |
| na..... | NA7 | A type of cotton cloth originally from Nanking in China. |
| no.. | NO4 | A small corner formed by two walls; an alcove. |
| oa... | OA5 | Made from the wood of the oak tree. Also in metaphorical uses, suggesting robustness. |
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.
- anklebone† (AN9)
- ankle (AN5)
- babka (BA5)
- bake (BA4)
- balk (BA4)
- bank (BA4)
- bankable (BA8)
- beak (BE4)
- blank (BL5)
- bleak (BL5)
- bloke (BL5)
- bonk (BO4)
- book (BO4)
- bookable (BO8)
- kabob (KA5)
- kale (KA4)
- kebab (KE5)
- keel (KE4)
- keen (KE4)
- kennel (KE6)
- keno (KE4)
- knee (KN4)
- kneel (KN5)
- knell (KN5)
- knob (KN4)
- knoll (KN5)
- koala (KO5)
- koan (KO4)
- kola (KO4)
- kook (KO4)
- lake (LA4)
- lank (LA4)
- leak (LE4)
- leek (LE4)
- look (LO4)
- lookbook (LO8)
- nankeen (NA7)
- nook (NO4)
- oaken (OA5)
Answer Definitions
- anklebone† (noun): The bone of the ankle, forming the lower part of the ankle joint and joining with the tibia and fibula.
- ankle (noun): The skeletal joint which connects the foot with the leg; the uppermost portion of the foot and lowermost portion of the leg, which contain this skeletal joint.
- babka (noun): A Central and Eastern European coffee cake flavored with orange rind, rum, almonds, and raisins.
- bake (verb): To cook (something) in an oven (for someone).
- balk (noun): An uncultivated ridge formed in the open field system, caused by the action of ploughing.
- bank (noun): An institution where one can place and borrow money and take care of financial affairs.
- bankable (adjective): Acceptable to a bank.
- beak (noun): Anatomical uses. A rigid structure projecting from the front of a bird's face, used for pecking, grooming, foraging, carrying items, eating food, etc. A similar structure forming the jaws of an octopus, turtle, etc. The long projecting sucking mouth of some insects and other invertebrates, as in the Hemiptera. The upper or projecting part of the shell, near the hinge of a bivalve. The prolongation of certain univalve shells containing the canal. Any process somewhat like the beak of a bird, terminating the fruit or other parts of a plant.
- blank (adjective): White or pale; without colour.
- bleak (adjective): Without color; pale; pallid.
- bloke (noun): An exemplar of a certain masculine, independent male archetype.
- bonk (verb): To strike or collide with something.
- book (noun): A collection of sheets of paper bound together to hinge at one edge, containing printed or written material, pictures, etc.
- bookable (adjective): Able to be booked or reserved.
- kabob (noun): US spelling of kebab
- kale (noun): An edible plant, similar to cabbage, with curled leaves that do not form a dense head (Brassica oleracea var. acephala)
- kebab (noun): A dish of pieces of meat, fish, or vegetables roasted on a skewer or spit, especially a doner kebab.
- keel (noun): A large beam along the underside of a ship’s hull from bow to stern.
- keen (adjective): Often with a prepositional phrase, or with to and an infinitive: showing a quick and ardent responsiveness or willingness; eager, enthusiastic, interested.
- kennel (noun): A house or shelter for a dog.
- keno (noun): A gambling game, a variety of the game of lotto, played with balls or knobs, numbered, and cards also numbered.
- knee (noun): In humans, the joint or the region of the joint in the middle part of the leg between the thigh and the shank.
- kneel (verb): To rest on one's bent knees, sometimes only one; to move to such a position.
- knell (verb): To ring a bell slowly, especially for a funeral; to toll.
- knob (noun): A rounded protuberance, especially one arising from a flat surface; a fleshy lump or caruncle.
- knoll (noun): A small mound or rounded hill.
- koala (noun): A tree-dwelling marsupial, Phascolarctos cinereus, that resembles a small bear with a broad head, large ears and sharp claws, mainly found in eastern Australia.
- koan (noun): A story about a Zen master and his student, sometimes like a riddle, other times like a fable, which has become an object of Zen study, and which, when meditated upon, may unlock mechanisms in the Zen student’s mind leading to satori.
- kola (noun): A tree, genus Cola, bearing large brown seeds ("nuts") that are the source of cola extract.
- kook (noun): An eccentric, strange or crazy person.
- lake (noun): A large, landlocked stretch of water or similar liquid.
- lank (adjective): Slender or thin; not well filled out; not plump; shrunken; lean.
- leak (noun): A crack, crevice, fissure, or hole which admits water or other fluid, or lets it escape.
- leek (noun): The vegetable Allium ampeloprasum var. porrum, having edible leaves and an onion-like bulb but with a milder flavour than the onion.
- look (verb): To try to see, to pay attention to with one’s eyes.
- lookbook (noun): A comprehensive directory of fashion-related companies and people, such as fashion designers, industry figures, brands and retail stores.
- nankeen (noun): A type of cotton cloth originally from Nanking in China.
- nook (noun): A small corner formed by two walls; an alcove.
- oaken (adjective): Made from the wood of the oak tree. Also in metaphorical uses, suggesting robustness.