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Spelling Bee Answers for November 2, 2023

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

Words58
Pangrams1
Points possible199
Center letterO
Maya Chen
Senior Puzzle Editor·Published November 2, 2023·3 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
TOI
LK

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
16 pts
Good
30 pts
Solid
50 pts
Nice
80 pts
Great
100 pts
Amazing
140 pts
Genius
170 pts
Queen Bee
199 pts
Total words
58
Pangrams
1
Possible points
199

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 1 pangram
cocktail +15 pts

The full word list

All 58 valid Spelling Bee solutions for November 2, 2023, grouped by length. Pangrams are highlighted with a star.

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4 letters31 words
altociaoclotcoalcoatcocacockcoilcolacoltcookcoolcootiotakilokolakooklocilocklocololllooklootoliotacotocktoiltolltooktooltoot
5 letters15 words
aioliallotatollcacaocloakclockcoaticoccicocoacolickoalalocallottooctaltotal
6 letters4 words
calicocloacacoitaltattoo
7 letters2 words
toccatatoolkit
8 letters6 words
callaloocoattailcockatoococktailtailcoatticktock

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.

cocktail +15callaloo +8coattail +8cockatoo +8tailcoat +8

About this Spelling Bee puzzle

The New York Times Spelling Bee for November 2, 2023 has 58 valid words for a total of 199 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 170 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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