NYT Spelling Bee Answers for November 1, 2023
Game Summary
| Center Letter | H |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, d, e, l, n, p |
| # of Pangrams | 2 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 36 words |
| Total Points | 191 points |
| Genius Level | 134 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</th><th>5</th><th>6</th><th>7</th><th>8</th><th>9</th><th>10 | Σ | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| D | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 3 |
| E | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| H | 11 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 3 | - | - | 27 |
| L | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| N | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| P | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | Σ | 11 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 36 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AH×1 AL×2 |
|---|---|
| D | DA×1 DE×2 |
| E | |
| H | HA×10 HE×17 |
| L | |
| N | |
| P | PA×2 PE×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | AHE×1 ALE×1 ALP×1 |
|---|---|
| D | DAP×1 DEA×2 |
| E | |
| H | HAL×3 HAN×5 HAP×2 HEA×7 HEE×4 HEL×4 HEN×2 |
| L | |
| N | |
| P | PAN×2 PEA×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) |
|---|---|---|
| pa....... † | PA9 | The handle of a pan. |
| pa........ † | PA10 | simple past and past participle of panhandle |
| ah... | AH5 | At or towards the front; in the direction one is facing or moving. |
| al... | AL5 | The first letter of the Proto-Canaanite alphabet, and its descendants in descended Semitic scripts, such as Phoenician 𐤀 (ʾ, ʾaleph), Aramaic 𐡀 (ʾ), Classical Syriac ܐ ('ālaph), Hebrew א (aleph) and Arabic ا (ʾalif). |
| al... | AL5 | The name of the first letter of the Greek alphabet (Α, α), followed by beta. In the Latin alphabet it is the predecessor to A. |
| da.... | DA6 | a small Eurasian shrub with sweet-scented flowers and, typically, evergreen leaves. |
| de...... | DE8 | A person either admitted to a theatrical or musical performance without charge, or paid to attend. |
| de........ | DE10 | simple past tense and past participle of deadhead |
| ha... | HA5 | Permissible, according to Muslim religious customs, to have or do. |
| ha.. | HA4 | Sound, entire, healthy; robust, not impaired. |
| ha.. | HA4 | A corridor; a hallway. |
| ha.. | HA4 | The part of the forelimb below the forearm or wrist in a human, and the corresponding part in many other animals. |
| ha.... | HA6 | Having a certain kind or number of hands. |
| ha...... | HA8 | Alternative spelling of hand-held |
| ha.... | HA6 | The part of an object which is (designed to be) held in the hand when used or moved. |
| ha..... | HA7 | simple past tense and past participle of handle |
| ha.... | HA6 | To occur or take place. |
| ha...... | HA8 | simple past tense and past participle of happen |
| he.. | HE4 | The part of the body of an animal or human which contains the brain, mouth, and main sense organs. |
| he.... | HE6 | Of a sheet of paper: having the sender's name, address, etc. preprinted at the top. |
| he...... | HE8 | Coastal land that juts into the sea. |
| he.. | HE4 | To make better from a disease, wound, etc.; to revive or cure. |
| he.... | HE6 | simple past tense and past participle of heal |
| he.. | HE4 | A crowd; a throng; a multitude or great number of people. |
| he.... | HE6 | In a heap. |
| he.. | HE4 | Careful attention. |
| he.... | HE6 | simple past tense and past participle of heed |
| he.. | HE4 | The rear part of the foot, where it joins the leg. |
| he.... | HE6 | simple past tense and past participle of heel |
| he.. | HE4 | simple past tense and past participle of hold |
| he.. | HE4 | A place of torment where some or all sinners and evil spirits are believed to go after death. |
| he.. | HE4 | Action given to provide assistance; aid. |
| he.... | HE6 | simple past tense and past participle of help |
| he... | HE5 | A shrub, Lawsonia inermis, having fragrant reddish flowers |
| he..... | HE7 | Dyed with henna. |
| pe.... | PE6 | A female peafowl. |
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.
- panhandle† (PA9)
- panhandled† (PA10)
- ahead (AH5)
- aleph (AL5)
- alpha (AL5)
- daphne (DA6)
- deadhead (DE8)
- deadheaded (DE10)
- halal (HA5)
- hale (HA4)
- hall (HA4)
- hand (HA4)
- handed (HA6)
- handheld (HA8)
- handle (HA6)
- handled (HA7)
- happen (HA6)
- happened (HA8)
- head (HE4)
- headed (HE6)
- headland (HE8)
- heal (HE4)
- healed (HE6)
- heap (HE4)
- heaped (HE6)
- heed (HE4)
- heeded (HE6)
- heel (HE4)
- heeled (HE6)
- held (HE4)
- hell (HE4)
- help (HE4)
- helped (HE6)
- henna (HE5)
- hennaed (HE7)
- peahen (PE6)
Answer Definitions
- panhandle† (noun): The handle of a pan.
- panhandled† (verb): simple past and past participle of panhandle
- ahead (adverb): At or towards the front; in the direction one is facing or moving.
- aleph (noun): The first letter of the Proto-Canaanite alphabet, and its descendants in descended Semitic scripts, such as Phoenician 𐤀 (ʾ, ʾaleph), Aramaic 𐡀 (ʾ), Classical Syriac ܐ ('ālaph), Hebrew א (aleph) and Arabic ا (ʾalif).
- alpha (noun): The name of the first letter of the Greek alphabet (Α, α), followed by beta. In the Latin alphabet it is the predecessor to A.
- daphne (noun): a small Eurasian shrub with sweet-scented flowers and, typically, evergreen leaves.
- deadhead (noun): A person either admitted to a theatrical or musical performance without charge, or paid to attend.
- deadheaded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of deadhead
- halal (adjective): Permissible, according to Muslim religious customs, to have or do.
- hale (adjective): Sound, entire, healthy; robust, not impaired.
- hall (noun): A corridor; a hallway.
- hand (noun): The part of the forelimb below the forearm or wrist in a human, and the corresponding part in many other animals.
- handed (adjective): Having a certain kind or number of hands.
- handheld (adjective): Alternative spelling of hand-held
- handle (noun): The part of an object which is (designed to be) held in the hand when used or moved.
- handled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of handle
- happen (verb): To occur or take place.
- happened (verb): simple past tense and past participle of happen
- head (noun): The part of the body of an animal or human which contains the brain, mouth, and main sense organs.
- headed (adjective): Of a sheet of paper: having the sender's name, address, etc. preprinted at the top.
- headland (noun): Coastal land that juts into the sea.
- heal (verb): To make better from a disease, wound, etc.; to revive or cure.
- healed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of heal
- heap (noun): A crowd; a throng; a multitude or great number of people.
- heaped (adjective): In a heap.
- heed (noun): Careful attention.
- heeded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of heed
- heel (noun): The rear part of the foot, where it joins the leg.
- heeled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of heel
- held (verb): simple past tense and past participle of hold
- hell (proper noun): A place of torment where some or all sinners and evil spirits are believed to go after death.
- help (noun): Action given to provide assistance; aid.
- helped (verb): simple past tense and past participle of help
- henna (noun): A shrub, Lawsonia inermis, having fragrant reddish flowers
- hennaed (adjective): Dyed with henna.
- peahen (noun): A female peafowl.