NYT Spelling Bee Answers for November 12, 2026
Today's NYT Spelling Bee uses center letter T with outer letters C, D, E, H, O, U. The puzzle contains 54 words worth 233 points, including 1 pangram. The longest word is 8 letters. To reach Genius you need 163 points; Queen Bee requires all 233 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 larger-than-average day.
Game Summary
| Center Letter | T |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | c, d, e, h, o, u |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 54 words |
| Total Points | 233 points |
| Genius Level | 163 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 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 6 |
| D | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 |
| E | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 3 |
| H | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 3 |
| O | - | 3 | - | - | - | 3 |
| T | 10 | 5 | 5 | 4 | - | 24 |
| U | - | - | - | - | - | - | Σ | 19 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 54 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| C | CH×1 CO×3 CU×2 |
|---|---|
| D | DE×6 DO×5 DU×4 |
| E | ET×3 |
| H | HO×2 HU×1 |
| O | OC×1 OU×2 |
| T | TE×5 TH×4 TO×12 TU×3 |
| U |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| C | CHU×1 COO×1 COT×1 COU×1 CUT×2 |
|---|---|
| D | DEC×2 DED×2 DET×2 DOE×1 DOT×4 DUC×2 DUE×2 |
| E | ETC×2 ETU×1 |
| H | HOO×2 HUT×1 |
| O | OCT×1 OUT×2 |
| T | TEC×1 TEE×4 THE×1 THO×1 THU×2 TOE×1 TOO×4 TOT×2 TOU×5 TUT×3 |
| U |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| to..... † | TO7 | Emotionally moved (by), made to feel emotion (by). |
| ch... | CH5 | A framework, trough, or tube, upon or through which objects are made to slide from a higher to a lower level, or through which water passes to a wheel. |
| co.. | CO4 | Any of various aquatic birds of the genus Fulica that are mainly black with a prominent frontal shield on the forehead. |
| co.. | CO4 | A cottage or hut. |
| co... | CO5 | Familiar, known; well-known, renowned. |
| cu.. | CU4 | Possessing physical features, behaviors, personality traits or other properties that are mainly attributed to infants and small or cuddly animals; e.g. fair, dainty, round, and soft physical features, disproportionately large eyes and head, playfulness, fragility, helplessness, curiosity or shyness, innocence, affectionate behavior. |
| cu.... | CU6 | Alternative form of cut-out |
| de.... | DE6 | To make an infusion. |
| de...... | DE8 | simple past tense and past participle of decoct |
| de.... | DE6 | To take one thing from another; remove from; make smaller or less by some amount. |
| de...... | DE8 | simple past tense and past participle of deduct |
| de.... | DE6 | to discover or find by careful search, examination, or probing |
| de...... | DE8 | Having been noticed. |
| do... | DO5 | third-person singular simple present indicative form of do |
| do.. | DO4 | To be weakly or foolishly fond of somebody. |
| do... | DO5 | simple past tense and past participle of dote |
| do.. | DO4 | third-person singular simple present indicative form of do |
| do.... | DO6 | simple past tense and past participle of dot |
| du.. | DU4 | a pipe, tube or canal which carries gas or liquid from one place to another |
| du.... | DU6 | simple past tense and past participle of duct |
| du.. | DU4 | A musical composition in two parts, each performed by a single voice (singer, instrument or univoce ensemble). |
| du..... | DU7 | simple past tense and past participle of duet |
| et.. | ET4 | To cut into a surface with an acid or other corrosive substance in order to make a pattern. Best known as a technique for creating printing plates, but also used for decoration on metal, and, in modern industry, to make circuit boards. |
| et.... | ET6 | Cut or dug into the surface as by etching. |
| et... | ET5 | A short piece of music, designed to give a performer practice in a particular area or skill. |
| ho.. | HO4 | A derisive cry or shout. |
| ho.... | HO6 | past participle of hoot |
| hu... | HU5 | A box, chest, crate, case or cabinet. |
| oc... | OC5 | A group or set of eight of something. |
| ou... | OU5 | To excel; go beyond in performance; surpass. |
| ou... | OU5 | simple past tense and past participle of out |
| te.. | TE4 | Technology. |
| te.. | TE4 | past participle of tee |
| te... | TE5 | plural of tooth |
| te.... | TE6 | To grow teeth. |
| te..... | TE7 | simple past tense and past participle of teethe |
| th.. | TH4 | Objective and reflexive case of thou. |
| th.. | TH4 | Nominative singular of ye (“you”). |
| th.. | TH4 | The sound of a dull impact. |
| th..... | TH7 | simple past tense and past participle of thud |
| to.. | TO4 | Having (a specified number or type of) toes. |
| to.. | TO4 | The noise of a horn or whistle. |
| to.... | TO6 | simple past tense and past participle of toot |
| to... | TO5 | A hard, calcareous structure present in the mouth of many vertebrate animals, generally used for eating. |
| to..... | TO7 | Having teeth. |
| to.. | TO4 | A tote bag. |
| to... | TO5 | simple past tense and past participle of tote |
| to... | TO5 | Primarily physical senses. To make physical contact with; to bring the hand, finger or other part of the body into contact with. |
| to.... | TO6 | Alternative spelling of touché |
| to.. | TO4 | Someone advertising for customers in an aggressive way. |
| to.... | TO6 | simple past tense and past participle of tout |
| tu... | TU5 | A student of a tutor. |
| tu.... | TU6 | simple past tense and past participle of tut |
| tu.. | TU4 | A ballet skirt made of layered stiff but light netting. |
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.
- touched† (TO7)
- chute (CH5)
- coot (CO4)
- cote (CO4)
- couth (CO5)
- cute (CU4)
- cutout (CU6)
- decoct (DE6)
- decocted (DE8)
- deduct (DE6)
- deducted (DE8)
- detect (DE6)
- detected (DE8)
- doeth (DO5)
- dote (DO4)
- doted (DO5)
- doth (DO4)
- dotted (DO6)
- duct (DU4)
- ducted (DU6)
- duet (DU4)
- duetted (DU7)
- etch (ET4)
- etched (ET6)
- etude (ET5)
- hoot (HO4)
- hooted (HO6)
- hutch (HU5)
- octet (OC5)
- outdo (OU5)
- outed (OU5)
- tech (TE4)
- teed (TE4)
- teeth (TE5)
- teethe (TE6)
- teethed (TE7)
- thee (TH4)
- thou (TH4)
- thud (TH4)
- thudded (TH7)
- toed (TO4)
- toot (TO4)
- tooted (TO6)
- tooth (TO5)
- toothed (TO7)
- tote (TO4)
- toted (TO5)
- touch (TO5)
- touche (TO6)
- tout (TO4)
- touted (TO6)
- tutee (TU5)
- tutted (TU6)
- tutu (TU4)
Answer Definitions
- touched† (adjective): Emotionally moved (by), made to feel emotion (by).
- chute (noun): A framework, trough, or tube, upon or through which objects are made to slide from a higher to a lower level, or through which water passes to a wheel.
- coot (noun): Any of various aquatic birds of the genus Fulica that are mainly black with a prominent frontal shield on the forehead.
- cote (noun): A cottage or hut.
- couth (adjective): Familiar, known; well-known, renowned.
- cute (adjective): Possessing physical features, behaviors, personality traits or other properties that are mainly attributed to infants and small or cuddly animals; e.g. fair, dainty, round, and soft physical features, disproportionately large eyes and head, playfulness, fragility, helplessness, curiosity or shyness, innocence, affectionate behavior.
- cutout (noun): Alternative form of cut-out
- decoct (verb): To make an infusion.
- decocted (verb): simple past tense and past participle of decoct
- deduct (verb): To take one thing from another; remove from; make smaller or less by some amount.
- deducted (verb): simple past tense and past participle of deduct
- detect (verb): to discover or find by careful search, examination, or probing
- detected (adjective): Having been noticed.
- doeth (verb): third-person singular simple present indicative form of do
- dote (verb): To be weakly or foolishly fond of somebody.
- doted (verb): simple past tense and past participle of dote
- doth (verb): third-person singular simple present indicative form of do
- dotted (verb): simple past tense and past participle of dot
- duct (noun): a pipe, tube or canal which carries gas or liquid from one place to another
- ducted (verb): simple past tense and past participle of duct
- duet (noun): A musical composition in two parts, each performed by a single voice (singer, instrument or univoce ensemble).
- duetted (verb): simple past tense and past participle of duet
- etch (verb): To cut into a surface with an acid or other corrosive substance in order to make a pattern. Best known as a technique for creating printing plates, but also used for decoration on metal, and, in modern industry, to make circuit boards.
- etched (adjective): Cut or dug into the surface as by etching.
- etude (noun): A short piece of music, designed to give a performer practice in a particular area or skill.
- hoot (noun): A derisive cry or shout.
- hooted (verb): past participle of hoot
- hutch (noun): A box, chest, crate, case or cabinet.
- octet (noun): A group or set of eight of something.
- outdo (verb): To excel; go beyond in performance; surpass.
- outed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of out
- tech (noun): Technology.
- teed (verb): past participle of tee
- teeth (noun): plural of tooth
- teethe (verb): To grow teeth.
- teethed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of teethe
- thee (pronoun): Objective and reflexive case of thou.
- thou (pronoun): Nominative singular of ye (“you”).
- thud (noun): The sound of a dull impact.
- thudded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of thud
- toed (adjective): Having (a specified number or type of) toes.
- toot (noun): The noise of a horn or whistle.
- tooted (verb): simple past tense and past participle of toot
- tooth (noun): A hard, calcareous structure present in the mouth of many vertebrate animals, generally used for eating.
- toothed (adjective): Having teeth.
- tote (noun): A tote bag.
- toted (verb): simple past tense and past participle of tote
- touch (verb): Primarily physical senses. To make physical contact with; to bring the hand, finger or other part of the body into contact with.
- touche (interjection): Alternative spelling of touché
- tout (noun): Someone advertising for customers in an aggressive way.
- touted (verb): simple past tense and past participle of tout
- tutee (noun): A student of a tutor.
- tutted (verb): simple past tense and past participle of tut
- tutu (noun): A ballet skirt made of layered stiff but light netting.