NYT Spelling Bee Answers for November 26, 2025
Game Summary
| Center Letter | I |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, b, e, f, l, x |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 37 words |
| Total Points | 180 points |
| Genius Level | 126 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 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | - | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | 6 |
| B | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
| E | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| F | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 |
| I | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| L | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | 7 |
| X | - | - | - | - | - | - | Σ | 11 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 37 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AF×1 AL×2 AX×3 |
|---|---|
| B | BA×2 BE×2 BI×7 |
| E | EX×1 |
| F | FA×2 FI×7 FL×2 |
| I | IB×1 |
| L | LA×3 LI×4 |
| X |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | AFF×1 ALE×1 ALI×1 AXI×3 |
|---|---|
| B | BAI×2 BEL×2 BIA×1 BIB×1 BIF×1 BIL×4 |
| E | EXI×1 |
| F | FAI×1 FAL×1 FIE×1 FIF×1 FIL×4 FIX×1 FLA×1 FLE×1 |
| I | IBE×1 |
| L | LAB×3 LIA×1 LIB×2 LIF×1 |
| X |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| fi..... † | FI7 | Capable of being fixed, repairable. |
| af... | AF5 | That which is affixed; an appendage. |
| al.... | AL6 | Word blindness, the inability, due to a cerebral disorder, to comprehend or understand writing. |
| al... | AL5 | The plea or mode of defense under which a person on trial for a crime proves or attempts to prove being in another place when the alleged act was committed. |
| ax... | AX5 | Relating to, resembling, or situated on an axis |
| ax.... | AX6 | The armpit, or the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder. |
| ax..... | AX7 | plural of axilla |
| ba.. | BA4 | Security, usually a sum of money, exchanged for the release of an arrested person as a guarantee of that person's appearance for trial. |
| ba..... | BA7 | An officer of the court, particularly: A reeve, the chief officer executing the decisions of any English court in the period following the Norman Conquest or executing the decisions of lower courts in the late medieval and early modern period. A high bailiff: an officer of the county courts responsible for executing warrants and court orders, appointed by the judge and removable by the Lord Chancellor. A bound bailiff: a deputy bailiff charged with debt collection. Any law enforcement officer charged with courtroom security and order. A huissier de justice or other foreign officer of the court acting as either a process server or as courtroom security. |
| be... | BE5 | To lie around; encompass. |
| be.... | BE6 | Mental acceptance of a claim as true. |
| bi..... | BI7 | Having two axes |
| bi... | BI5 | Alternative letter-case form of Bible (“a specific version, edition, translation, or copy of the Christian religious text”) |
| bi.. | BI4 | A sudden, sharp blow or punch. |
| bi...... | BI8 | Articulated with both lips. |
| bi.. | BI4 | A bitter brownish-yellow or greenish-yellow secretion produced by the liver, stored in the gall bladder, and discharged into the duodenum where it aids the process of digestion. |
| bi.. | BI4 | Any of various bladed or pointed hand weapons, originally designating an Anglo-Saxon sword, and later a weapon of infantry, especially in the 14th and 15th centuries, commonly consisting of a broad, heavy, double-edged, hook-shaped blade, with a short pike at the back and another at the top, attached to the end of a long staff. |
| bi...... | BI8 | Capable of being billed for. |
| ex... | EX5 | The state of being banished from one's home or country. |
| fa.. | FA4 | To be unsuccessful. |
| fa...... | FA8 | Capable of making mistakes or being wrong. |
| fi.. | FI4 | An estate held by a person on condition of providing military service to a superior. |
| fi.. | FI4 | A small shrill pipe, resembling the piccolo flute, used chiefly to accompany the drum in military music |
| fi.. | FI4 | A collection of papers collated and archived together. |
| fi.... | FI6 | Pertaining to or befitting a son or daughter. |
| fi.. | FI4 | To occupy fully, to take up all of. |
| fi...... | FI8 | able to be filled |
| fl... | FL5 | A tool used for threshing, consisting of a long handle with a shorter stick attached with a short piece of chain, thong or similar material. |
| fl...... | FL8 | Capable of being flexed or bent without breaking; able to be turned or twisted without breaking. |
| ib.. | IB4 | A type of wild mountain goat of the genus Capra, such as the species Capra ibex. |
| la... | LA5 | The folds of tissue at the opening of the vulva, at either side of the vagina. |
| la.... | LA6 | Of or pertaining to the lips or labia. |
| la.... | LA6 | Liable to slip, err, fall, or apostatize. |
| li.... | LI6 | bound or obliged in law or equity; responsible; answerable. |
| li... | LI5 | A written or pictorial false statement which unjustly seeks to damage someone's reputation. |
| li..... | LI7 | The party against which a libel (hostile handbill) has been filed by a libelant. |
| li.. | LI4 | The state of organisms preceding their death, characterized by biological processes such as metabolism and reproduction and distinguishing them from inanimate objects; the state of being alive and living. |
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.
- fixable† (FI7)
- affix (AF5)
- alexia (AL6)
- alibi (AL5)
- axial (AX5)
- axilla (AX6)
- axillae (AX7)
- bail (BA4)
- bailiff (BA7)
- belie (BE5)
- belief (BE6)
- biaxial (BI7)
- bible (BI5)
- biff (BI4)
- bilabial (BI8)
- bile (BI4)
- bill (BI4)
- billable (BI8)
- exile (EX5)
- fail (FA4)
- fallible (FA8)
- fief (FI4)
- fife (FI4)
- file (FI4)
- filial (FI6)
- fill (FI4)
- fillable (FI8)
- flail (FL5)
- flexible (FL8)
- ibex (IB4)
- labia (LA5)
- labial (LA6)
- labile (LA6)
- liable (LI6)
- libel (LI5)
- libelee (LI7)
- life (LI4)
Answer Definitions
- fixable† (adjective): Capable of being fixed, repairable.
- affix (noun): That which is affixed; an appendage.
- alexia (noun): Word blindness, the inability, due to a cerebral disorder, to comprehend or understand writing.
- alibi (noun): The plea or mode of defense under which a person on trial for a crime proves or attempts to prove being in another place when the alleged act was committed.
- axial (adjective): Relating to, resembling, or situated on an axis
- axilla (noun): The armpit, or the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder.
- axillae (noun): plural of axilla
- bail (noun): Security, usually a sum of money, exchanged for the release of an arrested person as a guarantee of that person's appearance for trial.
- bailiff (noun): An officer of the court, particularly: A reeve, the chief officer executing the decisions of any English court in the period following the Norman Conquest or executing the decisions of lower courts in the late medieval and early modern period. A high bailiff: an officer of the county courts responsible for executing warrants and court orders, appointed by the judge and removable by the Lord Chancellor. A bound bailiff: a deputy bailiff charged with debt collection. Any law enforcement officer charged with courtroom security and order. A huissier de justice or other foreign officer of the court acting as either a process server or as courtroom security.
- belie (verb): To lie around; encompass.
- belief (noun): Mental acceptance of a claim as true.
- biaxial (adjective): Having two axes
- bible (noun): Alternative letter-case form of Bible (“a specific version, edition, translation, or copy of the Christian religious text”)
- biff (noun): A sudden, sharp blow or punch.
- bilabial (adjective): Articulated with both lips.
- bile (noun): A bitter brownish-yellow or greenish-yellow secretion produced by the liver, stored in the gall bladder, and discharged into the duodenum where it aids the process of digestion.
- bill (noun): Any of various bladed or pointed hand weapons, originally designating an Anglo-Saxon sword, and later a weapon of infantry, especially in the 14th and 15th centuries, commonly consisting of a broad, heavy, double-edged, hook-shaped blade, with a short pike at the back and another at the top, attached to the end of a long staff.
- billable (adjective): Capable of being billed for.
- exile (noun): The state of being banished from one's home or country.
- fail (verb): To be unsuccessful.
- fallible (adjective): Capable of making mistakes or being wrong.
- fief (noun): An estate held by a person on condition of providing military service to a superior.
- fife (noun): A small shrill pipe, resembling the piccolo flute, used chiefly to accompany the drum in military music
- file (noun): A collection of papers collated and archived together.
- filial (adjective): Pertaining to or befitting a son or daughter.
- fill (verb): To occupy fully, to take up all of.
- fillable (adjective): able to be filled
- flail (noun): A tool used for threshing, consisting of a long handle with a shorter stick attached with a short piece of chain, thong or similar material.
- flexible (adjective): Capable of being flexed or bent without breaking; able to be turned or twisted without breaking.
- ibex (noun): A type of wild mountain goat of the genus Capra, such as the species Capra ibex.
- labia (noun): The folds of tissue at the opening of the vulva, at either side of the vagina.
- labial (adjective): Of or pertaining to the lips or labia.
- labile (adjective): Liable to slip, err, fall, or apostatize.
- liable (adjective): bound or obliged in law or equity; responsible; answerable.
- libel (noun): A written or pictorial false statement which unjustly seeks to damage someone's reputation.
- libelee (noun): The party against which a libel (hostile handbill) has been filed by a libelant.
- life (noun): The state of organisms preceding their death, characterized by biological processes such as metabolism and reproduction and distinguishing them from inanimate objects; the state of being alive and living.