NYT Spelling Bee Answers for November 6, 2023
Game Summary
| Center Letter | H |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, d, e, n, t, u |
| # of Pangrams | 4 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 47 words |
| Total Points | 255 points |
| Genius Level | 179 points |
| Bingo? | Yes |
Table of Contents
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- 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 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| D | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 3 |
| E | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| H | 8 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | 25 |
| N | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| T | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 12 |
| U | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | - | - | 4 | Σ | 13 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 5 | - | 2 | 47 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AH×1 |
|---|---|
| D | DE×3 |
| E | ET×1 |
| H | HA×10 HE×12 HU×3 |
| N | NE×1 |
| T | TE×4 TH×8 |
| U | UN×4 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | AHE×1 |
|---|---|
| D | DEA×3 |
| E | ETH×1 |
| H | HAN×2 HAT×5 HAU×3 HEA×8 HEE×2 HEN×2 HUE×1 HUN×2 |
| N | NEA×1 |
| T | TEE×3 TEN×1 THA×3 THE×3 THU×2 |
| U | UNH×4 |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| ha..... † | HA7 | Of a location, frequented by a ghost or ghosts. |
| he...... † | HE8 | To cut off, and preserve, the heads of one's enemies. |
| he........ † | HE10 | simple past and past participle of headhunt |
| un...... † | UN8 | Not heated |
| ah... | AH5 | At or towards the front; in the direction one is facing or moving. |
| 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 |
| de... | DE5 | The cessation of life and all associated processes; the end of an organism's existence as an entity independent from its environment and its return to an inert, nonliving state. |
| et.... | ET6 | An aliphatic hydrocarbon, C2H6, gaseous at normal temperatures and pressures, being a constituent of natural gas. |
| 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.. | HA4 | An object of hatred. |
| ha... | HA5 | Disliked; odious; reviled. |
| ha.. | HA4 | third-person singular simple present indicative form of have |
| ha... | HA5 | The fundamental form of yoga that focuses on asanas |
| ha.... | HA6 | Wearing a hat; wearing a specified type of hat. |
| ha... | HA5 | To inhabit, or visit frequently (most often used in reference to ghosts). |
| ha... | HA5 | Obsolete form of haut, haught (“high; haughty”). |
| 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.. | HE4 | Thermal energy. |
| he.... | HE6 | simple past tense and past participle of heat |
| he... | HE5 | A tract of level uncultivated land with sandy soil and scrubby vegetation; heathland. |
| he..... | HE7 | Not adhering to Christian religion (though usually excluding the Jews); pagan. |
| he.. | HE4 | Careful attention. |
| he.... | HE6 | simple past tense and past participle of heed |
| he... | HE5 | A shrub, Lawsonia inermis, having fragrant reddish flowers |
| he..... | HE7 | Dyed with henna. |
| hu.. | HU4 | coloured; having a hue. |
| hu.. | HU4 | To find or search for an animal in the wild with the intention of killing the animal for its meat or for sport. |
| hu.... | HU6 | Being the subject of a hunt. |
| ne... | NE5 | Beneath. |
| te... | TE5 | plural of tooth |
| te.... | TE6 | To grow teeth. |
| te..... | TE7 | simple past tense and past participle of teethe |
| te... | TE5 | The ordinal numeral form of ten; next in order after that which is ninth. |
| th.. | TH4 | Used in comparisons, to introduce the basis of comparison. |
| th... | TH5 | A rank of nobility in pre-Norman England, roughly equivalent to baron. |
| th.. | TH4 | Introducing a clause which is the subject or object of a verb (such as one involving reported speech), or which is a complement to a previous statement. |
| th.. | TH4 | Objective and reflexive case of thou. |
| th.. | TH4 | At that time. |
| th... | TH5 | The eighth letter of the Modern Greek alphabet, ninth in Old Greek: Θ, θ. |
| th.. | TH4 | The sound of a dull impact. |
| th..... | TH7 | simple past tense and past participle of thud |
| un.... | UN6 | To release from the hand; to let go. |
| un...... | UN8 | simple past and past participle of unhand |
| un...... | UN8 | Not heeded; not listened to; ignored |
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.
- haunted† (HA7)
- headhunt† (HE8)
- headhunted† (HE10)
- unheated† (UN8)
- ahead (AH5)
- deadhead (DE8)
- deadheaded (DE10)
- death (DE5)
- ethane (ET6)
- hand (HA4)
- handed (HA6)
- hate (HA4)
- hated (HA5)
- hath (HA4)
- hatha (HA5)
- hatted (HA6)
- haunt (HA5)
- haute (HA5)
- head (HE4)
- headed (HE6)
- heat (HE4)
- heated (HE6)
- heath (HE5)
- heathen (HE7)
- heed (HE4)
- heeded (HE6)
- henna (HE5)
- hennaed (HE7)
- hued (HU4)
- hunt (HU4)
- hunted (HU6)
- neath (NE5)
- teeth (TE5)
- teethe (TE6)
- teethed (TE7)
- tenth (TE5)
- than (TH4)
- thane (TH5)
- that (TH4)
- thee (TH4)
- then (TH4)
- theta (TH5)
- thud (TH4)
- thudded (TH7)
- unhand (UN6)
- unhanded (UN8)
- unheeded (UN8)
Answer Definitions
- haunted† (adjective): Of a location, frequented by a ghost or ghosts.
- headhunt† (verb): To cut off, and preserve, the heads of one's enemies.
- headhunted† (verb): simple past and past participle of headhunt
- unheated† (adjective): Not heated
- ahead (adverb): At or towards the front; in the direction one is facing or moving.
- 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
- death (noun): The cessation of life and all associated processes; the end of an organism's existence as an entity independent from its environment and its return to an inert, nonliving state.
- ethane (noun): An aliphatic hydrocarbon, C2H6, gaseous at normal temperatures and pressures, being a constituent of natural gas.
- 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.
- hate (noun): An object of hatred.
- hated (adjective): Disliked; odious; reviled.
- hath (verb): third-person singular simple present indicative form of have
- hatha (noun): The fundamental form of yoga that focuses on asanas
- hatted (adjective): Wearing a hat; wearing a specified type of hat.
- haunt (verb): To inhabit, or visit frequently (most often used in reference to ghosts).
- haute (adjective): Obsolete form of haut, haught (“high; haughty”).
- 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.
- heat (noun): Thermal energy.
- heated (verb): simple past tense and past participle of heat
- heath (noun): A tract of level uncultivated land with sandy soil and scrubby vegetation; heathland.
- heathen (adjective): Not adhering to Christian religion (though usually excluding the Jews); pagan.
- heed (noun): Careful attention.
- heeded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of heed
- henna (noun): A shrub, Lawsonia inermis, having fragrant reddish flowers
- hennaed (adjective): Dyed with henna.
- hued (adjective): coloured; having a hue.
- hunt (verb): To find or search for an animal in the wild with the intention of killing the animal for its meat or for sport.
- hunted (adjective): Being the subject of a hunt.
- neath (preposition): Beneath.
- teeth (noun): plural of tooth
- teethe (verb): To grow teeth.
- teethed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of teethe
- tenth (adjective): The ordinal numeral form of ten; next in order after that which is ninth.
- than (conjunction): Used in comparisons, to introduce the basis of comparison.
- thane (noun): A rank of nobility in pre-Norman England, roughly equivalent to baron.
- that (conjunction): Introducing a clause which is the subject or object of a verb (such as one involving reported speech), or which is a complement to a previous statement.
- thee (pronoun): Objective and reflexive case of thou.
- then (adverb): At that time.
- theta (noun): The eighth letter of the Modern Greek alphabet, ninth in Old Greek: Θ, θ.
- thud (noun): The sound of a dull impact.
- thudded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of thud
- unhand (verb): To release from the hand; to let go.
- unhanded (verb): simple past and past participle of unhand
- unheeded (adjective): Not heeded; not listened to; ignored