NYT Spelling Bee Answers for November 11, 2026
Today's NYT Spelling Bee uses center letter V with outer letters C, D, E, I, T, U. The puzzle contains 21 words worth 124 points, including 1 pangram. The longest word is 9 letters. To reach Genius you need 87 points; Queen Bee requires all 124 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 | V |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | c, d, e, i, t, u |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 21 words |
| Total Points | 124 points |
| Genius Level | 87 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| D | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
| E | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | 3 |
| I | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| T | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| U | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| V | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 4 | Σ | 3 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 21 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| C | CI×2 |
|---|---|
| D | DE×5 DI×5 DU×1 |
| E | EV×3 |
| I | IV×1 |
| T | |
| U | |
| V | VE×1 VI×3 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| C | CIV×2 |
|---|---|
| D | DEC×2 DED×1 DET×1 DEV×1 DIV×5 DUV×1 |
| E | EVI×3 |
| I | IVI×1 |
| T | |
| U | |
| V | VET×1 VIC×1 VIE×1 VIV×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) |
|---|---|---|
| de....... † | DE9 | Of, pertaining to, or based on deduction (process of reasoning). |
| ci... | CI5 | A carnivorous catlike animal, Civettictis civetta, that produces a musky secretion. It is two to three feet (30–90 cm) long, with black bands and spots on the body and tail. |
| ci... | CI5 | Of, relating to, or belonging to a city, a citizen, or citizenship; municipal or civil. |
| de..... | DE7 | To trick or mislead. |
| de...... | DE8 | simple past tense and past participle of deceive |
| de....... | DE9 | A police officer who looks for evidence as part of solving a crime; an investigator. |
| de.... | DE6 | Any piece of equipment made for a particular purpose, especially a mechanical or electrical one. |
| di.. | DI4 | To swim under water. |
| di... | DI5 | simple past tense and past participle of dive (scuba diving) |
| di.... | DI6 | To split or separate (something) into two or more parts. |
| di..... | DI7 | simple past tense and past participle of divide |
| di..... | DI7 | simple past tense and past participle of divvy |
| du... | DU5 | A quilt or usually flat cloth bag with a filling (traditionally down) and usually an additional washable cover, used instead of blankets; often called a comforter or quilt, especially in US English. |
| ev... | EV5 | To expel (one or more people) from their property; to force (one or more people) to move out. |
| ev..... | EV7 | simple past tense and past participle of evict |
| ev..... | EV7 | One who is evicted. |
| iv... | IV5 | Overgrown with ivy or another climbing plant. |
| ve.... | VE6 | simple past tense and past participle of vet |
| vi.. | VI4 | A bad habit. |
| vi.. | VI4 | simple past tense and past participle of vie |
| vi... | VI5 | Clear, detailed or powerful. |
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.
- deductive† (DE9)
- civet (CI5)
- civic (CI5)
- deceive (DE7)
- deceived (DE8)
- detective (DE9)
- device (DE6)
- dive (DI4)
- dived (DI5)
- divide (DI6)
- divided (DI7)
- divvied (DI7)
- duvet (DU5)
- evict (EV5)
- evicted (EV7)
- evictee (EV7)
- ivied (IV5)
- vetted (VE6)
- vice (VI4)
- vied (VI4)
- vivid (VI5)
Answer Definitions
- deductive† (adjective): Of, pertaining to, or based on deduction (process of reasoning).
- civet (noun): A carnivorous catlike animal, Civettictis civetta, that produces a musky secretion. It is two to three feet (30–90 cm) long, with black bands and spots on the body and tail.
- civic (adjective): Of, relating to, or belonging to a city, a citizen, or citizenship; municipal or civil.
- deceive (verb): To trick or mislead.
- deceived (verb): simple past tense and past participle of deceive
- detective (noun): A police officer who looks for evidence as part of solving a crime; an investigator.
- device (noun): Any piece of equipment made for a particular purpose, especially a mechanical or electrical one.
- dive (verb): To swim under water.
- dived (verb): simple past tense and past participle of dive (scuba diving)
- divide (verb): To split or separate (something) into two or more parts.
- divided (verb): simple past tense and past participle of divide
- divvied (verb): simple past tense and past participle of divvy
- duvet (noun): A quilt or usually flat cloth bag with a filling (traditionally down) and usually an additional washable cover, used instead of blankets; often called a comforter or quilt, especially in US English.
- evict (verb): To expel (one or more people) from their property; to force (one or more people) to move out.
- evicted (verb): simple past tense and past participle of evict
- evictee (noun): One who is evicted.
- ivied (adjective): Overgrown with ivy or another climbing plant.
- vetted (verb): simple past tense and past participle of vet
- vice (noun): A bad habit.
- vied (verb): simple past tense and past participle of vie
- vivid (adjective): Clear, detailed or powerful.