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Spelling Bee Answers for November 1, 2020

The complete word list, every pangram, and the seven letters of the hive for today's NYT Spelling Bee. Hand-checked at release.

Words62
Pangrams2
Points possible228
Center letterL
Maya Chen
Senior Puzzle Editor·Published November 1, 2020·3 min read

Hand-checked every word in this list against the live Spelling Bee on the morning of release. Spotted an error?

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Today's seven letters

The center letter is yellow and must appear in every valid word. The six surrounding letters are optional. Every word in the puzzle is at least four letters long.

CA
OLB
ID

Stats & rank thresholds

The Spelling Bee scoring tops out at Queen Bee — the rank you earn for finding every word, including all pangrams. Here are today's point thresholds:

Beginner
0 pts
Moving Up
19 pts
Good
35 pts
Solid
57 pts
Nice
92 pts
Great
114 pts
Amazing
160 pts
Genius
194 pts
Queen Bee
228 pts
Total words
62
Pangrams
2
Possible points
228

Pangrams

A pangram uses all seven letters from today's hive at least once. Each pangram is worth its letter count + a 7-point bonus.

Today's 2 pangrams
diabolical +17 ptsdiabolic +15 pts

The full word list

All 62 valid Spelling Bee solutions for November 1, 2020, grouped by length. Pangrams are highlighted with a star.

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4 letters32 words
bailbaldballbillblabblobblocboilbolaboldbollbolocallcladclodcoalcoilcolacoldcooldialdilldollidollaiclaidloadlobolocilocolollolio
5 letters14 words
aboilaiolialibibloodcabalcallaciliacolicdildoiliaciliadlabialilaclocal
6 letters7 words
balladcabalacalicocloacalabiallaicallibido
7 letters4 words
bacillicodicilcolloidoddball
8 letters4 words
biblicalbilabialcallaloodiabolic
10 letters1 word
diabolical

Top-scoring words today

The five words worth the most points in today's puzzle — mostly pangrams and long compound words. These alone can push you over the Genius threshold.

diabolical +17diabolic +15biblical +8bilabial +8callaloo +8

About this Spelling Bee puzzle

The New York Times Spelling Bee for November 1, 2020 has 62 valid words for a total of 228 possible points. Hitting Queen Bee means finding every single one. The Genius threshold is roughly 85 percent of the total, so today that's about 194 pts.

Stuck on a clue? Jump back to the Spelling Bee hub for strategy tips, the rank-by-rank breakdown, the full archive, and an explainer on how the NYT picks each day's seven letters.

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