NYT Spelling Bee Answers for November 15, 2026
Today's NYT Spelling Bee uses center letter T with outer letters E, G, L, O, P, Y. The puzzle contains 33 words worth 149 points, including 1 pangram. The longest word is 9 letters. To reach Genius you need 104 points; Queen Bee requires all 149 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 | T |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | e, g, l, o, p, y |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 33 words |
| Total Points | 149 points |
| Genius Level | 104 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 |
| G | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| L | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 3 |
| O | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| P | 3 | 2 | 3 | - | 1 | - | 9 |
| T | 8 | 1 | 4 | - | 3 | 1 | 17 |
| Y | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Σ | 13 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 33 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| E | EL×1 EY×1 |
|---|---|
| G | GE×1 |
| L | LO×3 |
| O | OT×1 |
| P | PE×4 PL×1 PO×4 |
| T | TE×5 TO×9 TY×3 |
| Y |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| E | ELO×1 EYE×1 |
|---|---|
| G | GEL×1 |
| L | LOG×1 LOO×1 LOT×1 |
| O | OTO×1 |
| P | PEL×2 PET×1 PEY×1 PLO×1 POE×1 POL×1 POP×1 POT×1 |
| T | TEE×1 TEL×3 TEP×1 TOG×1 TOL×1 TOO×3 TOP×3 TOT×1 TYP×3 |
| Y |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| lo...... † | LO8 | A symbol or emblem that acts as a trademark or a means of identification of an institution or other entity, usually referred to as a logo. |
| el... | EL5 | No definition found; request failed |
| ey.... | EY6 | An object that consists of a rim and small hole or perforation to receive a cord or fastener, as in garments, sails, etc. |
| ge.. | GE4 | A lunatic. |
| lo.. | LO4 | A scoop used to remove scum from brine pans in saltworks. |
| lo... | LO5 | a game of chance similar to bingo |
| ot..... | OT7 | The branch of medicine that deals with the ear, its structure, function and pathology. |
| pe.... | PE6 | A small, compressed, hard chunk of matter. |
| pe.. | PE4 | The skin of a beast with the hair on; a raw or undressed hide; a skin preserved with the hairy or woolly covering on it. |
| pe... | PE5 | Having little or no importance. |
| pe.... | PE6 | A small, spineless cactus (Lophophora williamsii) found from southwest United States to central Mexico that produces buttonlike tubercles that can be chewed for its psychedelic effect, primarily from the drug mescaline. |
| pl.. | PL4 | The course of a story, comprising a series of incidents which are gradually unfolded, sometimes by unexpected means. |
| po.. | PO4 | A person who writes poems. |
| po...... | PO8 | Of a person: speaking, or versed in, many languages; multilingual. |
| po.... | PO6 | An endearingly sweet or beautiful child. |
| po... | PO5 | A chamber pot, particularly the pot used when toilet-training children. |
| te.... | TE6 | A cone-shaped tent traditionally used by many native peoples of the Great Plains of North America. |
| te....... | TE9 | The study of the purpose or design of natural occurrences. |
| te...... | TE8 | A telegraph that automatically prints transmited messages in letters rather than Morse code or other symbols, typically resembling a typewriter in appearance. |
| te.. | TE4 | To count, reckon, or enumerate. |
| te... | TE5 | Alternative form of teepee |
| to.... | TO6 | A wooden or metal pin, short rod, crosspiece or similar, fixed transversely in the eye of a rope or chain to be secured to any other loop, ring, or bight, e.g. a sea painter to a lifeboat. |
| to.. | TO4 | Loss or damage incurred through a disaster. |
| to.. | TO4 | A mechanical device intended to make a task easier. |
| to.. | TO4 | The noise of a horn or whistle. |
| to.... | TO6 | To make a soft toot sound. |
| to.. | TO4 | To drink excessively; to get drunk. |
| to...... | TO8 | The branch of mathematics dealing with those properties of a geometrical object (of arbitrary dimensionality) that are unchanged by continuous deformations (such as stretching, bending, etc., without tearing or gluing). |
| to.... | TO6 | To push, throw over, overturn or overthrow something. |
| to.. | TO4 | A tote bag. |
| ty.. | TY4 | A grouping based on shared characteristics; a class. |
| ty.. | TY4 | A typographical error. |
| ty...... | TY8 | The study of symbolic representation, especially of the origin and meaning of Scripture types. |
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.
- logotype† (LO8)
- elote (EL5)
- eyelet (EY6)
- gelt (GE4)
- loot (LO4)
- lotto (LO5)
- otology (OT7)
- pellet (PE6)
- pelt (PE4)
- petty (PE5)
- peyote (PE6)
- plot (PL4)
- poet (PO4)
- polyglot (PO8)
- poppet (PO6)
- potty (PO5)
- teepee (TE6)
- teleology (TE9)
- teletype (TE8)
- tell (TE4)
- tepee (TE5)
- toggle (TO6)
- toll (TO4)
- tool (TO4)
- toot (TO4)
- tootle (TO6)
- tope (TO4)
- topology (TO8)
- topple (TO6)
- tote (TO4)
- type (TY4)
- typo (TY4)
- typology (TY8)
Answer Definitions
- logotype† (noun): A symbol or emblem that acts as a trademark or a means of identification of an institution or other entity, usually referred to as a logo.
- elote (n/a): No definition found; request failed
- eyelet (noun): An object that consists of a rim and small hole or perforation to receive a cord or fastener, as in garments, sails, etc.
- gelt (noun): A lunatic.
- loot (noun): A scoop used to remove scum from brine pans in saltworks.
- lotto (noun): a game of chance similar to bingo
- otology (noun): The branch of medicine that deals with the ear, its structure, function and pathology.
- pellet (noun): A small, compressed, hard chunk of matter.
- pelt (noun): The skin of a beast with the hair on; a raw or undressed hide; a skin preserved with the hairy or woolly covering on it.
- petty (adjective): Having little or no importance.
- peyote (noun): A small, spineless cactus (Lophophora williamsii) found from southwest United States to central Mexico that produces buttonlike tubercles that can be chewed for its psychedelic effect, primarily from the drug mescaline.
- plot (noun): The course of a story, comprising a series of incidents which are gradually unfolded, sometimes by unexpected means.
- poet (noun): A person who writes poems.
- polyglot (adjective): Of a person: speaking, or versed in, many languages; multilingual.
- poppet (noun): An endearingly sweet or beautiful child.
- potty (noun): A chamber pot, particularly the pot used when toilet-training children.
- teepee (noun): A cone-shaped tent traditionally used by many native peoples of the Great Plains of North America.
- teleology (noun): The study of the purpose or design of natural occurrences.
- teletype (noun): A telegraph that automatically prints transmited messages in letters rather than Morse code or other symbols, typically resembling a typewriter in appearance.
- tell (verb): To count, reckon, or enumerate.
- tepee (noun): Alternative form of teepee
- toggle (noun): A wooden or metal pin, short rod, crosspiece or similar, fixed transversely in the eye of a rope or chain to be secured to any other loop, ring, or bight, e.g. a sea painter to a lifeboat.
- toll (noun): Loss or damage incurred through a disaster.
- tool (noun): A mechanical device intended to make a task easier.
- toot (noun): The noise of a horn or whistle.
- tootle (verb): To make a soft toot sound.
- tope (verb): To drink excessively; to get drunk.
- topology (noun): The branch of mathematics dealing with those properties of a geometrical object (of arbitrary dimensionality) that are unchanged by continuous deformations (such as stretching, bending, etc., without tearing or gluing).
- topple (verb): To push, throw over, overturn or overthrow something.
- tote (noun): A tote bag.
- type (noun): A grouping based on shared characteristics; a class.
- typo (noun): A typographical error.
- typology (noun): The study of symbolic representation, especially of the origin and meaning of Scripture types.