NYT Spelling Bee Answers for November 20, 2025
Game Summary
| Center Letter | E |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | g, i, n, t, u, y |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 47 words |
| Total Points | 236 points |
| Genius Level | 165 points |
| Bingo? | Yes |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | - | - | 8 |
| G | 2 | 3 | - | 2 | - | - | 7 |
| I | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 5 |
| N | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 8 |
| T | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | 12 |
| U | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| Y | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 3 | Σ | 11 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 47 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| E | EG×2 EN×4 EY×2 |
|---|---|
| G | GE×6 GI×1 |
| I | IG×1 IN×4 |
| N | NE×3 NI×4 NU×1 |
| T | TE×7 TI×3 TU×2 |
| U | UN×4 |
| Y | YE×3 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| E | EGG×2 ENG×1 ENN×1 ENT×2 EYE×1 EYI×1 |
|---|---|
| G | GEN×5 GET×1 GIG×1 |
| I | IGN×1 ING×2 INN×1 INT×1 |
| N | NEN×1 NET×2 NIN×3 NIT×1 NUG×1 |
| T | TEE×3 TEN×4 TIN×3 TUN×1 TUT×1 |
| U | UNG×1 UNI×1 UNT×2 |
| Y | YEN×2 YET×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) |
|---|---|---|
| in....... † | IN9 | The ability to solve difficult problems, often in original, clever, and inventive ways. |
| eg.... | EG6 | present participle of egg |
| eg.. | EG4 | Covered with or dipped in egg. |
| en.... | EN6 | A large construction used in warfare, such as a battering ram, catapult etc. |
| en... | EN5 | A gripping listlessness or melancholia caused by boredom; depression. |
| en..... | EN7 | An informal alliance or friendly understanding between two states. |
| en.... | EN6 | That which has a distinct existence as an individual unit. Often used for organisations which have no physical form. |
| ey.... | EY6 | present participle of eye |
| ey... | EY5 | present participle of eye |
| ge.. | GE4 | A theoretical unit of heredity of living organisms; a gene may take several values and in principle predetermines a precise trait of an organism's form (phenotype), such as hair color. |
| ge... | GE5 | A jinn, a being descended from the jann, normally invisible to the human eye, but who may also appear in animal or human form. |
| ge... | GE5 | plural of genius; guardian spirits |
| ge.. | GE4 | A gentleman. |
| ge..... | GE7 | Belonging to, or proceeding from the original stock; native |
| ge..... | GE7 | present participle of get |
| gi... | GI5 | an Irish dance, derived from the jig, used in the Partita form (Baroque Period). |
| ig.... | IG6 | to set fire to (something), to light (something) |
| in..... | IN7 | An innocent, unsophisticated, naïve, wholesome girl or young woman. |
| in... | IN5 | A navel that is formed of a hollow in the abdomen (as opposed to one that protrudes from the abdomen). |
| in.... | IN6 | Something that is intended. |
| ne.. | NE4 | The Hawaiian goose, Branta sandvicensis, which was designated the state bird of Hawaii in 1957. |
| ne..... | NE7 | Something that acts as, or looks like, a net. |
| ne... | NE5 | Neat, well-groomed, natty. |
| ni.. | NI4 | NATO & ICAO phonetic alphabet code for the numeral 9. |
| ni...... | NI8 | The cardinal number occurring after eighteen and before twenty, represented in Roman numerals as XIX and in Arabic numerals as 19. It is the last/largest of the "teens". |
| ni.... | NI6 | The cardinal number occurring after eighty-nine and before ninety-one, represented in Roman numerals as XC and in Arabic numerals as 90. |
| ni.. | NI4 | Informal spelling of night. |
| nu.... | NU6 | A small, compact chunk or clump. |
| te.... | TE6 | present participle of tee |
| te.. | TE4 | Synonym of teenager: a person between 13 and 19 years old. |
| te... | TE5 | Very small; tiny. |
| te... | TE5 | An opinion, belief, or principle that is held as absolute truth by someone or especially an organization. |
| te.. | TE4 | A pavilion or portable lodge consisting of skins, canvas, or some strong cloth, stretched and sustained by poles, used for sheltering people from the weather. |
| te..... | TE7 | present participle of tent |
| te..... | TE7 | Thinness, slenderness. |
| ti.. | TI4 | A spike or point on an implement or tool, especially a prong of a fork or a tooth of a comb. |
| ti... | TI5 | A small added amount of colour; a small added amount of some other thing. |
| ti...... | TI8 | present participle of tinge |
| tu.. | TU4 | A melody. |
| tu... | TU5 | A student of a tutor. |
| un..... | UN7 | Any cream containing medicinal ingredients applied to the skin for therapeutic purposes. |
| un... | UN5 | To bring together as one. |
| un... | UN5 | To loosen, as something interlaced or knotted; to disengage the parts of. |
| un.... | UN6 | To cause (something) to be out of tune; to make incapable of harmony, or of harmonious action. |
| ye..... | YE7 | present participle of yen |
| ye... | YE5 | Alternative spelling of yenta |
| ye.. | YE4 | An unidentified humanoid animal said to live in the Himalayas. |
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.
- ingenuity† (IN9)
- egging (EG6)
- eggy (EG4)
- engine (EN6)
- ennui (EN5)
- entente (EN7)
- entity (EN6)
- eyeing (EY6)
- eying (EY5)
- gene (GE4)
- genie (GE5)
- genii (GE5)
- gent (GE4)
- genuine (GE7)
- getting (GE7)
- gigue (GI5)
- ignite (IG6)
- ingenue (IN7)
- innie (IN5)
- intent (IN6)
- nene (NE4)
- netting (NE7)
- netty (NE5)
- nine (NI4)
- nineteen (NI8)
- ninety (NI6)
- nite (NI4)
- nugget (NU6)
- teeing (TE6)
- teen (TE4)
- teeny (TE5)
- tenet (TE5)
- tent (TE4)
- tenting (TE7)
- tenuity (TE7)
- tine (TI4)
- tinge (TI5)
- tingeing (TI8)
- tune (TU4)
- tutee (TU5)
- unguent (UN7)
- unite (UN5)
- untie (UN5)
- untune (UN6)
- yenning (YE7)
- yente (YE5)
- yeti (YE4)
Answer Definitions
- ingenuity† (noun): The ability to solve difficult problems, often in original, clever, and inventive ways.
- egging (verb): present participle of egg
- eggy (adjective): Covered with or dipped in egg.
- engine (noun): A large construction used in warfare, such as a battering ram, catapult etc.
- ennui (noun): A gripping listlessness or melancholia caused by boredom; depression.
- entente (noun): An informal alliance or friendly understanding between two states.
- entity (noun): That which has a distinct existence as an individual unit. Often used for organisations which have no physical form.
- eyeing (verb): present participle of eye
- eying (verb): present participle of eye
- gene (noun): A theoretical unit of heredity of living organisms; a gene may take several values and in principle predetermines a precise trait of an organism's form (phenotype), such as hair color.
- genie (noun): A jinn, a being descended from the jann, normally invisible to the human eye, but who may also appear in animal or human form.
- genii (noun): plural of genius; guardian spirits
- gent (noun): A gentleman.
- genuine (adjective): Belonging to, or proceeding from the original stock; native
- getting (verb): present participle of get
- gigue (noun): an Irish dance, derived from the jig, used in the Partita form (Baroque Period).
- ignite (verb): to set fire to (something), to light (something)
- ingenue (noun): An innocent, unsophisticated, naïve, wholesome girl or young woman.
- innie (noun): A navel that is formed of a hollow in the abdomen (as opposed to one that protrudes from the abdomen).
- intent (noun): Something that is intended.
- nene (noun): The Hawaiian goose, Branta sandvicensis, which was designated the state bird of Hawaii in 1957.
- netting (noun): Something that acts as, or looks like, a net.
- netty (adjective): Neat, well-groomed, natty.
- nine (numeral): NATO & ICAO phonetic alphabet code for the numeral 9.
- nineteen (numeral): The cardinal number occurring after eighteen and before twenty, represented in Roman numerals as XIX and in Arabic numerals as 19. It is the last/largest of the "teens".
- ninety (numeral): The cardinal number occurring after eighty-nine and before ninety-one, represented in Roman numerals as XC and in Arabic numerals as 90.
- nite (noun): Informal spelling of night.
- nugget (noun): A small, compact chunk or clump.
- teeing (verb): present participle of tee
- teen (noun): Synonym of teenager: a person between 13 and 19 years old.
- teeny (adjective): Very small; tiny.
- tenet (noun): An opinion, belief, or principle that is held as absolute truth by someone or especially an organization.
- tent (noun): A pavilion or portable lodge consisting of skins, canvas, or some strong cloth, stretched and sustained by poles, used for sheltering people from the weather.
- tenting (verb): present participle of tent
- tenuity (noun): Thinness, slenderness.
- tine (noun): A spike or point on an implement or tool, especially a prong of a fork or a tooth of a comb.
- tinge (noun): A small added amount of colour; a small added amount of some other thing.
- tingeing (verb): present participle of tinge
- tune (noun): A melody.
- tutee (noun): A student of a tutor.
- unguent (noun): Any cream containing medicinal ingredients applied to the skin for therapeutic purposes.
- unite (verb): To bring together as one.
- untie (verb): To loosen, as something interlaced or knotted; to disengage the parts of.
- untune (verb): To cause (something) to be out of tune; to make incapable of harmony, or of harmonious action.
- yenning (verb): present participle of yen
- yente (noun): Alternative spelling of yenta
- yeti (noun): An unidentified humanoid animal said to live in the Himalayas.