NYT Spelling Bee Answers for November 10, 2026
Today's NYT Spelling Bee uses center letter I with outer letters D, E, F, L, O, P. The puzzle contains 70 words worth 328 points, including 1 pangram. The longest word is 11 letters. To reach Genius you need 230 points; Queen Bee requires all 328 points. Today is a bingo — every letter starts at least one word. Compared with the eight-year average of about 184 points per puzzle, this is a larger-than-average day.
Game Summary
| Center Letter | I |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | d, e, f, l, o, p |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 70 words |
| Total Points | 328 points |
| Genius Level | 230 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 | 10 | 11 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | - | - | - | - | 15 |
| E | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| F | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 22 |
| I | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| L | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 7 |
| O | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 5 |
| P | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 13 | Σ | 20 | 18 | 19 | 10 | 2 | - | - | 1 | 70 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| D | DE×5 DI×9 DO×1 |
|---|---|
| E | ED×2 EL×2 |
| F | FE×1 FI×12 FL×5 FO×4 |
| I | ID×3 IO×1 |
| L | LI×6 LO×1 |
| O | OI×1 OL×3 OP×1 |
| P | PI×10 PL×2 PO×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| D | DEF×3 DEI×1 DEL×1 DID×2 DIE×1 DIL×2 DIO×1 DIP×3 DOL×1 |
|---|---|
| E | EDD×1 EDI×1 ELI×2 |
| F | FEL×1 FID×2 FIE×3 FIF×2 FIL×5 FLI×5 FOI×2 FOL×1 FOO×1 |
| I | IDL×2 IDO×1 IOD×1 |
| L | LID×1 LIE×1 LIF×1 LIP×3 LOL×1 |
| O | OIL×1 OLD×1 OLI×1 OLL×1 OPI×1 |
| P | PID×2 PIE×1 PIF×1 PIL×4 PIP×2 PLI×2 POL×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) |
|---|---|---|
| fl......... † | FL11 | simple past tense and past participle of flipflop |
| de.... | DE6 | simple past tense and past participle of defy |
| de.... | DE6 | To make (someone or something) physically dirty or unclean; to befoul, to soil. |
| de..... | DE7 | impure; dirty |
| de..... | DE7 | simple past tense and past participle of deify |
| de.. | DE4 | A shop that sells cooked or prepared food ready for serving. |
| di.... | DI6 | In percussion, two consecutive notes played by the same hand (either RR or LL), similar to the drag, except that by convention diddles are played the same speed as the context in which they are placed. |
| di..... | DI7 | simple past tense and past participle of diddle |
| di.. | DI4 | simple past tense and past participle of die |
| di... | DI5 | An artificial phallus (penis) for sexual use. |
| di.. | DI4 | Anethum graveolens (the type species of the genus Anethum), a herb, the seeds of which are moderately warming, pungent, and aromatic, formerly used as a soothing medicine for children; also known as dillseed. |
| di... | DI5 | An electronic device that allows current to flow in one direction only; used chiefly as a rectifier. |
| di..... | DI7 | Of a cell, having a pair of each type of chromosome, one of the pair being derived from the ovum and the other from the spermatozoon. Most somatic cells of higher organisms are diploid. |
| di.... | DI6 | A pair of equal, opposite charges or poles. |
| di.... | DI6 | simple past tense and past participle of dip |
| do..... | DO7 | simple past tense and past participle of dolly |
| ed.... | ED6 | simple past tense and past participle of eddy |
| ed..... | ED7 | simple past tense and past participle of edify |
| el... | EL5 | To leave out or omit (something). |
| el.... | EL6 | simple past tense and past participle of elide |
| fe... | FE5 | Any member of the cat family (Felidae). |
| fi.... | FI6 | Synonym of violin, a small unfretted stringed instrument with four strings tuned (lowest to highest) G-D-A-E, usually held against the chin and played with a bow; the position of a violinist in a band; any stringed instrument, particularly those of the violin family. |
| fi..... | FI7 | simple past tense and past participle of fiddle |
| fi.. | FI4 | An estate held by a person on condition of providing military service to a superior. |
| fi... | FI5 | A land area free of woodland, cities, and towns; an area of open country. |
| fi..... | FI7 | simple past tense and past participle of field |
| fi.. | FI4 | A small shrill pipe, resembling the piccolo flute, used chiefly to accompany the drum in military music |
| fi... | FI5 | simple past tense and past participle of fife |
| fi.. | FI4 | A collection of papers collated and archived together. |
| fi... | FI5 | simple past tense and past participle of file |
| fi.. | FI4 | To occupy fully, to take up all of. |
| fi.... | FI6 | That is now full. |
| fi.... | FI6 | The action of holding the tip of a finger against the thumb and then releasing it with a snap; a flick. |
| fl... | FL5 | simple past tense and past participle of fly (hit a fly ball) |
| fl.. | FL4 | A maneuver which rotates an object end over end. |
| fl...... | FL8 | Alternative form of flip-flop |
| fl..... | FL7 | simple past tense and past participle of flip |
| fo.. | FO4 | A very thin sheet of metal. |
| fo.... | FO6 | simple past tense and past participle of foil |
| fo... | FO5 | a leaf of a book or manuscript |
| fo.... | FO6 | A person with a special interest in or knowledge of food, a gourmet. |
| id.. | ID4 | Empty, vacant. |
| id... | ID5 | simple past tense and past participle of idle |
| id.. | ID4 | A graven image or representation of anything that is revered, or believed to convey spiritual power. |
| io.... | IO6 | A binary compound of iodine and another element or radical. |
| li.... | LI6 | simple past tense and past participle of lid |
| li.. | LI4 | An art song, usually sung solo in German and accompanied on the piano. |
| 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. |
| li... | LI5 | Any of a group of organic compounds including the fats, oils, waxes, sterols, and triglycerides. Lipids are characterized by being insoluble in water, and account for most of the fat present in the human body. |
| li.. | LI4 | Clipping of liposuction. |
| li.... | LI6 | Having a raised lip. |
| lo...... | LO8 | An item of confectionery consisting of a piece of candy/sweet attached to a stick. |
| oi... | OI5 | simple past tense and past participle of oil |
| ol... | OL5 | Something or someone old. |
| ol.. | OL4 | A rich, thick, Spanish stew consisting of meat and vegetables. |
| ol... | OL5 | An aerial maneuver in which one catches air by leaping off the ground with the skateboard and into the air. |
| op.... | OP6 | A substance that has effects similar to opium. |
| pi.... | PI6 | Piss: urine. |
| pi..... | PI7 | simple past and past participle of piddle |
| pi.. | PI4 | Having two or more colors, especially black and white. |
| pi.... | PI6 | Nonsense, foolish talk. |
| pi.. | PI4 | A mass of things heaped together; a heap. |
| pi... | PI5 | simple past and past participle of pile |
| pi.. | PI4 | A small, usually round or cylindrical object designed for easy swallowing, usually containing some sort of medication. |
| pi.... | PI6 | Pilled-up, intoxicated on pills. |
| pi.. | PI4 | Meanings relating to a wind instrument. A wind instrument consisting of a tube, often lined with holes to allow for adjustment in pitch, sounded by blowing into the tube. A tube used to produce sound in an organ; an organ pipe. The key or sound of the voice. A high-pitched sound, especially of a bird. |
| pi... | PI5 | simple past tense and past participle of pipe |
| pl.. | PL4 | Alternative spelling of plié |
| pl... | PL5 | simple past and past participle of ply |
| po... | PO5 | Abbreviation of poliomyelitis. |
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.
- flipflopped† (FL11)
- defied (DE6)
- defile (DE6)
- defiled (DE7)
- deified (DE7)
- deli (DE4)
- diddle (DI6)
- diddled (DI7)
- died (DI4)
- dildo (DI5)
- dill (DI4)
- diode (DI5)
- diploid (DI7)
- dipole (DI6)
- dipped (DI6)
- dollied (DO7)
- eddied (ED6)
- edified (ED7)
- elide (EL5)
- elided (EL6)
- felid (FE5)
- fiddle (FI6)
- fiddled (FI7)
- fief (FI4)
- field (FI5)
- fielded (FI7)
- fife (FI4)
- fifed (FI5)
- file (FI4)
- filed (FI5)
- fill (FI4)
- filled (FI6)
- fillip (FI6)
- flied (FL5)
- flip (FL4)
- flipflop (FL8)
- flipped (FL7)
- foil (FO4)
- foiled (FO6)
- folio (FO5)
- foodie (FO6)
- idle (ID4)
- idled (ID5)
- idol (ID4)
- iodide (IO6)
- lidded (LI6)
- lied (LI4)
- life (LI4)
- lipid (LI5)
- lipo (LI4)
- lipped (LI6)
- lollipop (LO8)
- oiled (OI5)
- oldie (OL5)
- olio (OL4)
- ollie (OL5)
- opioid (OP6)
- piddle (PI6)
- piddled (PI7)
- pied (PI4)
- piffle (PI6)
- pile (PI4)
- piled (PI5)
- pill (PI4)
- pilled (PI6)
- pipe (PI4)
- piped (PI5)
- plie (PL4)
- plied (PL5)
- polio (PO5)
Answer Definitions
- flipflopped† (verb): simple past tense and past participle of flipflop
- defied (verb): simple past tense and past participle of defy
- defile (verb): To make (someone or something) physically dirty or unclean; to befoul, to soil.
- defiled (adjective): impure; dirty
- deified (verb): simple past tense and past participle of deify
- deli (noun): A shop that sells cooked or prepared food ready for serving.
- diddle (noun): In percussion, two consecutive notes played by the same hand (either RR or LL), similar to the drag, except that by convention diddles are played the same speed as the context in which they are placed.
- diddled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of diddle
- died (verb): simple past tense and past participle of die
- dildo (noun): An artificial phallus (penis) for sexual use.
- dill (noun): Anethum graveolens (the type species of the genus Anethum), a herb, the seeds of which are moderately warming, pungent, and aromatic, formerly used as a soothing medicine for children; also known as dillseed.
- diode (noun): An electronic device that allows current to flow in one direction only; used chiefly as a rectifier.
- diploid (adjective): Of a cell, having a pair of each type of chromosome, one of the pair being derived from the ovum and the other from the spermatozoon. Most somatic cells of higher organisms are diploid.
- dipole (noun): A pair of equal, opposite charges or poles.
- dipped (verb): simple past tense and past participle of dip
- dollied (verb): simple past tense and past participle of dolly
- eddied (verb): simple past tense and past participle of eddy
- edified (verb): simple past tense and past participle of edify
- elide (verb): To leave out or omit (something).
- elided (verb): simple past tense and past participle of elide
- felid (noun): Any member of the cat family (Felidae).
- fiddle (noun): Synonym of violin, a small unfretted stringed instrument with four strings tuned (lowest to highest) G-D-A-E, usually held against the chin and played with a bow; the position of a violinist in a band; any stringed instrument, particularly those of the violin family.
- fiddled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of fiddle
- fief (noun): An estate held by a person on condition of providing military service to a superior.
- field (noun): A land area free of woodland, cities, and towns; an area of open country.
- fielded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of field
- fife (noun): A small shrill pipe, resembling the piccolo flute, used chiefly to accompany the drum in military music
- fifed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of fife
- file (noun): A collection of papers collated and archived together.
- filed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of file
- fill (verb): To occupy fully, to take up all of.
- filled (adjective): That is now full.
- fillip (noun): The action of holding the tip of a finger against the thumb and then releasing it with a snap; a flick.
- flied (verb): simple past tense and past participle of fly (hit a fly ball)
- flip (noun): A maneuver which rotates an object end over end.
- flipflop (noun): Alternative form of flip-flop
- flipped (verb): simple past tense and past participle of flip
- foil (noun): A very thin sheet of metal.
- foiled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of foil
- folio (noun): a leaf of a book or manuscript
- foodie (noun): A person with a special interest in or knowledge of food, a gourmet.
- idle (adjective): Empty, vacant.
- idled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of idle
- idol (noun): A graven image or representation of anything that is revered, or believed to convey spiritual power.
- iodide (noun): A binary compound of iodine and another element or radical.
- lidded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of lid
- lied (noun): An art song, usually sung solo in German and accompanied on the piano.
- 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.
- lipid (noun): Any of a group of organic compounds including the fats, oils, waxes, sterols, and triglycerides. Lipids are characterized by being insoluble in water, and account for most of the fat present in the human body.
- lipo (noun): Clipping of liposuction.
- lipped (adjective): Having a raised lip.
- lollipop (noun): An item of confectionery consisting of a piece of candy/sweet attached to a stick.
- oiled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of oil
- oldie (noun): Something or someone old.
- olio (noun): A rich, thick, Spanish stew consisting of meat and vegetables.
- ollie (noun): An aerial maneuver in which one catches air by leaping off the ground with the skateboard and into the air.
- opioid (noun): A substance that has effects similar to opium.
- piddle (noun): Piss: urine.
- piddled (verb): simple past and past participle of piddle
- pied (adjective): Having two or more colors, especially black and white.
- piffle (noun): Nonsense, foolish talk.
- pile (noun): A mass of things heaped together; a heap.
- piled (verb): simple past and past participle of pile
- pill (noun): A small, usually round or cylindrical object designed for easy swallowing, usually containing some sort of medication.
- pilled (adjective): Pilled-up, intoxicated on pills.
- pipe (noun): Meanings relating to a wind instrument. A wind instrument consisting of a tube, often lined with holes to allow for adjustment in pitch, sounded by blowing into the tube. A tube used to produce sound in an organ; an organ pipe. The key or sound of the voice. A high-pitched sound, especially of a bird.
- piped (verb): simple past tense and past participle of pipe
- plie (noun): Alternative spelling of plié
- plied (verb): simple past and past participle of ply
- polio (noun): Abbreviation of poliomyelitis.