NYT Spelling Bee Answers for November 2, 2026
Today's NYT Spelling Bee uses center letter D with outer letters A, C, E, T, V, X. The puzzle contains 35 words worth 176 points, including 1 pangram. The longest word is 9 letters. To reach Genius you need 123 points; Queen Bee requires all 176 points. Today is not a bingo — at least one letter starts no words. Compared with the eight-year average of about 184 points per puzzle, this is a smaller-than-average day.
Game Summary
| Center Letter | D |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, c, e, t, v, x |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 35 words |
| Total Points | 176 points |
| Genius Level | 123 points |
| Bingo? | No |
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 | 1 | - | - | 6 |
| C | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| D | 4 | 1 | 3 | - | 1 | - | 9 |
| E | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| T | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 4 |
| V | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 5 |
| X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Σ | 8 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 35 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AC×4 AD×1 AX×1 |
|---|---|
| C | CA×2 CE×2 |
| D | DA×3 DE×6 |
| E | EA×1 EV×2 EX×4 |
| T | TA×2 TE×2 |
| V | VA×3 VE×2 |
| X |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ACC×2 ACE×1 ACT×1 ADD×1 AXE×1 |
|---|---|
| C | CAD×1 CAV×1 CED×2 |
| D | DAT×3 DEA×1 DEC×1 DEE×2 DET×2 |
| E | EAV×1 EVA×2 EXA×1 EXC×3 |
| T | TAT×1 TAX×1 TEE×1 TEX×1 |
| V | VAC×1 VAX×2 VET×1 VEX×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) |
|---|---|---|
| ex....... † | EX9 | simple past tense and past participle of excavate |
| ac.... | AC6 | To approach; to arrive, to come forward. |
| ac..... | AC7 | simple past tense and past participle of accede |
| ac.. | AC4 | simple past tense and past participle of ace |
| ac... | AC5 | simple past tense and past participle of act |
| ad... | AD5 | simple past tense and past participle of add |
| ax.. | AX4 | simple past tense and past participle of axe |
| ca... | CA5 | A student at a military school who is training to be an officer. |
| ca... | CA5 | past participle of cave |
| ce.. | CE4 | To give up; yield to another. |
| ce... | CE5 | simple past tense and past participle of cede |
| da.. | DA4 | plural of datum |
| da.. | DA4 | The fruit of the date palm, Phoenix dactylifera, somewhat in the shape of an olive, containing a soft, sweet pulp and enclosing a hard kernel. |
| da... | DA5 | Marked with a date. |
| de.. | DE4 | No longer living. |
| de.... | DE6 | A group, set, or series of ten , particularly: |
| de.. | DE4 | An action or act; something that is done. |
| de.... | DE6 | simple past tense and past participle of deed |
| de.... | DE6 | to discover or find by careful search, examination, or probing |
| de...... | DE8 | Having been noticed. |
| ea... | EA5 | Having eaves (of a specified number or kind). |
| ev... | EV5 | To get away from by cunning; to avoid using dexterity, subterfuge, address, or ingenuity; to cleverly escape from |
| ev.... | EV6 | simple past tense and past participle of evade |
| ex..... | EX7 | simple past tense and past participle of exact |
| ex.... | EX6 | To be larger, greater than (something). |
| ex...... | EX8 | simple past tense and past participle of exceed |
| ta.... | TA6 | simple past tense and past participle of tat |
| ta... | TA5 | simple past tense and past participle of tax |
| te.. | TE4 | past participle of tee |
| te.... | TE6 | simple past tense and past participle of text |
| va..... | VA7 | simple past tense and past participle of vacate |
| va... | VA5 | simple past tense and past participle of vax |
| va.... | VA6 | simple past tense and past participle of vax |
| ve.... | VE6 | simple past tense and past participle of vet |
| ve... | VE5 | annoyed, irritated or distressed |
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.
- excavated† (EX9)
- accede (AC6)
- acceded (AC7)
- aced (AC4)
- acted (AC5)
- added (AD5)
- axed (AX4)
- cadet (CA5)
- caved (CA5)
- cede (CE4)
- ceded (CE5)
- data (DA4)
- date (DA4)
- dated (DA5)
- dead (DE4)
- decade (DE6)
- deed (DE4)
- deeded (DE6)
- detect (DE6)
- detected (DE8)
- eaved (EA5)
- evade (EV5)
- evaded (EV6)
- exacted (EX7)
- exceed (EX6)
- exceeded (EX8)
- tatted (TA6)
- taxed (TA5)
- teed (TE4)
- texted (TE6)
- vacated (VA7)
- vaxed (VA5)
- vaxxed (VA6)
- vetted (VE6)
- vexed (VE5)
Answer Definitions
- excavated† (verb): simple past tense and past participle of excavate
- accede (verb): To approach; to arrive, to come forward.
- acceded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of accede
- aced (verb): simple past tense and past participle of ace
- acted (verb): simple past tense and past participle of act
- added (verb): simple past tense and past participle of add
- axed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of axe
- cadet (noun): A student at a military school who is training to be an officer.
- caved (verb): past participle of cave
- cede (verb): To give up; yield to another.
- ceded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of cede
- data (noun): plural of datum
- date (noun): The fruit of the date palm, Phoenix dactylifera, somewhat in the shape of an olive, containing a soft, sweet pulp and enclosing a hard kernel.
- dated (adjective): Marked with a date.
- dead (adjective): No longer living.
- decade (noun): A group, set, or series of ten , particularly:
- deed (noun): An action or act; something that is done.
- deeded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of deed
- detect (verb): to discover or find by careful search, examination, or probing
- detected (adjective): Having been noticed.
- eaved (adjective): Having eaves (of a specified number or kind).
- evade (verb): To get away from by cunning; to avoid using dexterity, subterfuge, address, or ingenuity; to cleverly escape from
- evaded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of evade
- exacted (verb): simple past tense and past participle of exact
- exceed (verb): To be larger, greater than (something).
- exceeded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of exceed
- tatted (verb): simple past tense and past participle of tat
- taxed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of tax
- teed (verb): past participle of tee
- texted (verb): simple past tense and past participle of text
- vacated (verb): simple past tense and past participle of vacate
- vaxed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of vax
- vaxxed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of vax
- vetted (verb): simple past tense and past participle of vet
- vexed (adjective): annoyed, irritated or distressed