NYT Spelling Bee Answers for November 16, 2025
Game Summary
| Center Letter | R |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, g, h, i, l, t |
| # of Pangrams | 2 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 44 words |
| Total Points | 189 points |
| Genius Level | 132 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 | 10 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | 13 |
| G | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 6 |
| H | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| I | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| L | 3 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| R | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 9 |
| T | 2 | 5 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 10 | Σ | 17 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | 44 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AA×1 AG×1 AI×1 AL×2 AR×4 AT×4 |
|---|---|
| G | GI×3 GR×3 |
| H | HA×2 |
| I | |
| L | LA×2 LI×2 |
| R | RA×6 RI×3 |
| T | TA×2 TH×2 TI×1 TR×5 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | AAR×1 AGA×1 AIR×1 ALR×1 ALT×1 ARH×1 ARI×2 ART×1 ATR×2 ATT×2 |
|---|---|
| G | GIR×3 GRA×1 GRI×2 |
| H | HAI×1 HAR×1 |
| I | |
| L | LAI×1 LAR×1 LIA×1 LIR×1 |
| R | RAG×2 RAI×2 RAT×2 RIA×1 RIG×1 RIL×1 |
| T | TAR×2 THR×2 TIA×1 TRA×2 TRI×3 |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| al..... † | AL7 | Alternative form of all right; satisfactory; okay; in acceptable order. |
| ar........ † | AR10 | Pain in a joint, especially when not caused by arthritis. |
| aa... | AA5 | In imitation of a (pirate-like) cry. |
| ag.. | AG4 | A gelatinous material obtained from red algae, especially Gracilaria species, used as a bacterial culture medium, in electrophoresis and as a food additive. |
| ai...... | AI8 | Impermeable to air or other gases. |
| al... | AL5 | A table or similar flat-topped structure used for religious rites. |
| ar... | AR5 | One who has attained enlightenment; a Buddhist saint. |
| ar.. | AR4 | A musical piece written typically for a solo voice with orchestral accompaniment in an opera or cantata. |
| ar.. | AR4 | A tissue surrounding the seed in certain fruits such as pomegranates. |
| at... | AT5 | plural of atrium |
| at.... | AT6 | Of or pertaining to an atrium, especially the atrium of the heart. |
| at...... | AT8 | Used to show encouragement or approval to a girl, woman or female animal. |
| at... | AT5 | An essential oil extracted from flowers. |
| gi.. | GI4 | A female child, adolescent, or a young woman. |
| gi.. | GI4 | A horizontal structural member of post and beam architecture, typically attached to bridge two or more vertical members such as corner posts. |
| gi... | GI5 | A band passed under the belly of an animal, which holds a saddle or a harness saddle in place. |
| gr... | GR5 | The Holy Grail. |
| gr... | GR5 | A grating; a grid of wire or a sheet of material with a pattern of holes or slots, usually used to protect something while allowing the passage of air and liquids. Typical uses: to allow air through a fan while preventing fingers or objects from passing; to allow people to talk to somebody, while preventing attack. |
| gr.. | GR4 | A collection of hard small materials, such as dirt, ground stone, debris from sandblasting or other such grinding, or swarf from metalworking. |
| ha.. | HA4 | A pigmented filament of keratin which grows from a follicle on the skin of humans and other mammals. |
| ha.. | HA4 | A male deer, especially the male of the red deer after his fifth year. |
| la.. | LA4 | A place inhabited by a wild animal, often a cave or a hole in the ground. |
| la.... | LA6 | A lasso. |
| li.. | LI4 | One who frequently tells lies. |
| li.. | LI4 | The basic unit of currency in Turkey. |
| ra.. | RA4 | Any of various melodic forms used in Indian classical music, or a piece of music composed in such a form. |
| ra.... | RA6 | Unkempt, shabby, or in a state of disrepair. |
| ra.. | RA4 | A horizontal bar extending between supports and used for support or as a barrier; a railing. |
| ra... | RA5 | A condiment used as a dip or sauce in the cuisine of southern Asia, made from seasoned yogurt. |
| ra..... | RA7 | A swiftly repeated knocking sound. |
| ra..... | RA7 | Any of the large dark-colored deep-sea fish of the Macrouridae family of ray-finned fish. |
| ri.. | RI4 | The official currencies of Iran, Oman, and Yemen. |
| ri... | RI5 | Straight, not bent. |
| ri.. | RI4 | A very small brook; a streamlet; a creek, rivulet. |
| ta.. | TA4 | Sharp to the taste; acid; sour. |
| ta.... | TA6 | A red compound deposited during wine making; mostly potassium hydrogen tartrate — a source of cream of tartar. |
| th.... | TH6 | One who is enslaved or under mind control. |
| th.... | TH6 | To suddenly excite someone, or to give someone great pleasure; to electrify; to experience such a sensation. |
| ti... | TI5 | The papal crown. |
| tr... | TR5 | To follow behind (someone or something); to tail (someone or something). |
| tr... | TR5 | An identifying characteristic, habit or trend. |
| tr... | TR5 | An opportunity to test something out; a test. |
| tr.. | TR4 | True; trusty; trustworthy; faithful. |
| tr... | TR5 | A rapid alternation between an indicated note and the one above it, in musical notation usually indicated with the letters tr written above the staff. |
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.
- alright† (AL7)
- arthralgia† (AR10)
- aargh (AA5)
- agar (AG4)
- airtight (AI8)
- altar (AL5)
- arhat (AR5)
- aria (AR4)
- aril (AR4)
- atria (AT5)
- atrial (AT6)
- attagirl (AT8)
- attar (AT5)
- girl (GI4)
- girt (GI4)
- girth (GI5)
- grail (GR5)
- grill (GR5)
- grit (GR4)
- hair (HA4)
- hart (HA4)
- lair (LA4)
- lariat (LA6)
- liar (LI4)
- lira (LI4)
- raga (RA4)
- ragtag (RA6)
- rail (RA4)
- raita (RA5)
- ratatat (RA7)
- rattail (RA7)
- rial (RI4)
- right (RI5)
- rill (RI4)
- tart (TA4)
- tartar (TA6)
- thrall (TH6)
- thrill (TH6)
- tiara (TI5)
- trail (TR5)
- trait (TR5)
- trial (TR5)
- trig (TR4)
- trill (TR5)
Answer Definitions
- alright† (adjective): Alternative form of all right; satisfactory; okay; in acceptable order.
- arthralgia† (noun): Pain in a joint, especially when not caused by arthritis.
- aargh (interjection): In imitation of a (pirate-like) cry.
- agar (noun): A gelatinous material obtained from red algae, especially Gracilaria species, used as a bacterial culture medium, in electrophoresis and as a food additive.
- airtight (adjective): Impermeable to air or other gases.
- altar (noun): A table or similar flat-topped structure used for religious rites.
- arhat (noun): One who has attained enlightenment; a Buddhist saint.
- aria (noun): A musical piece written typically for a solo voice with orchestral accompaniment in an opera or cantata.
- aril (noun): A tissue surrounding the seed in certain fruits such as pomegranates.
- atria (noun): plural of atrium
- atrial (adjective): Of or pertaining to an atrium, especially the atrium of the heart.
- attagirl (interjection): Used to show encouragement or approval to a girl, woman or female animal.
- attar (noun): An essential oil extracted from flowers.
- girl (noun): A female child, adolescent, or a young woman.
- girt (noun): A horizontal structural member of post and beam architecture, typically attached to bridge two or more vertical members such as corner posts.
- girth (noun): A band passed under the belly of an animal, which holds a saddle or a harness saddle in place.
- grail (noun): The Holy Grail.
- grill (noun): A grating; a grid of wire or a sheet of material with a pattern of holes or slots, usually used to protect something while allowing the passage of air and liquids. Typical uses: to allow air through a fan while preventing fingers or objects from passing; to allow people to talk to somebody, while preventing attack.
- grit (noun): A collection of hard small materials, such as dirt, ground stone, debris from sandblasting or other such grinding, or swarf from metalworking.
- hair (noun): A pigmented filament of keratin which grows from a follicle on the skin of humans and other mammals.
- hart (noun): A male deer, especially the male of the red deer after his fifth year.
- lair (noun): A place inhabited by a wild animal, often a cave or a hole in the ground.
- lariat (noun): A lasso.
- liar (noun): One who frequently tells lies.
- lira (noun): The basic unit of currency in Turkey.
- raga (noun): Any of various melodic forms used in Indian classical music, or a piece of music composed in such a form.
- ragtag (adjective): Unkempt, shabby, or in a state of disrepair.
- rail (noun): A horizontal bar extending between supports and used for support or as a barrier; a railing.
- raita (noun): A condiment used as a dip or sauce in the cuisine of southern Asia, made from seasoned yogurt.
- ratatat (noun): A swiftly repeated knocking sound.
- rattail (noun): Any of the large dark-colored deep-sea fish of the Macrouridae family of ray-finned fish.
- rial (noun): The official currencies of Iran, Oman, and Yemen.
- right (adjective): Straight, not bent.
- rill (noun): A very small brook; a streamlet; a creek, rivulet.
- tart (adjective): Sharp to the taste; acid; sour.
- tartar (noun): A red compound deposited during wine making; mostly potassium hydrogen tartrate — a source of cream of tartar.
- thrall (noun): One who is enslaved or under mind control.
- thrill (verb): To suddenly excite someone, or to give someone great pleasure; to electrify; to experience such a sensation.
- tiara (noun): The papal crown.
- trail (verb): To follow behind (someone or something); to tail (someone or something).
- trait (noun): An identifying characteristic, habit or trend.
- trial (noun): An opportunity to test something out; a test.
- trig (adjective): True; trusty; trustworthy; faithful.
- trill (noun): A rapid alternation between an indicated note and the one above it, in musical notation usually indicated with the letters tr written above the staff.