# Spelling Bee hints and answers for November 11, 2026

NYT Spelling Bee hints for November 11, 2026: the letters, the hint grid, two-letter starts and a pangram clue, with all 20 answers hidden.

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Published: 2026-11-11T05:00:00.000Z
Updated: 2026-11-11T02:30:53.165Z

This Spelling Bee has **20 words**, worth **108 points**, with **1 pangram**. The centre letter is **V** and the outer letters are **C, D, E, I, T, U**. Everything below was checked against the official puzzle for November 11, 2026.

## The letters

**V** (centre) with C D E I T U. Every word must use V and be at least four letters long.

## Hint grid

How many words start with each letter, by word length:

| | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| **C** | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| **D** | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| **E** | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | 3 |
| **I** | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| **V** | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 4 |
| **Total** | 3 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 20 |

## Two-letter starts

CI-2 · DE-4 · DI-5 · DU-1 · EV-3 · IV-1 · VE-1 · VI-3

## Pangram hint

A pangram uses all seven letters at least once.

- 9 letters: Describes reasoning that moves from general rules to a certain conclusion, the way a famous fictional detective works.

<details><summary>Show the pangram</summary><p>DEDUCTIVE</p></details>

## All 20 answers

<details><summary>Show every answer, by first letter</summary><p><strong>C:</strong> CIVET, CIVIC<br><strong>D:</strong> DECEIVE, DECEIVED, DETECTIVE, DEVICE, DIVE, DIVED, DIVIDE, DIVIDED, DIVVIED, DUVET<br><strong>E:</strong> EVICT, EVICTED, EVICTEE<br><strong>I:</strong> IVIED<br><strong>V:</strong> VETTED, VICE, VIED, VIVID</p></details>

## The previous day's Spelling Bee answers

<details><summary>Show the November 10 answers</summary><p>Pangram: <strong>FLIPFLOPPED</strong>. All 69 words: DEFIED, DEFILE, DEFILED, DEIFIED, DELI, DIDDLE, DIDDLED, DIED, DILDO, DILL, DIODE, DIPLOID, DIPOLE, DIPPED, DOLLIED, EDDIED, EDIFIED, ELIDE, ELIDED, FELID, FIDDLE, FIDDLED, FIEF, FIELD, FIELDED, FIFE, FIFED, FILE, FILED, FILL, FILLED, FILLIP, FLIED, FLIP, FLIPFLOP, FLIPPED, FOIL, FOILED, FOLIO, FOODIE, IDLE, IDLED, IDOL, IODIDE, LIDDED, LIED, LIFE, LIPID, LIPO, LIPPED, LOLLIPOP, OILED, OLDIE, OLIO, OLLIE, OPIOID, PIDDLE, PIDDLED, PIED, PIFFLE, PILE, PILED, PILL, PILLED, PIPE, PIPED, PLIE, PLIED, POLIO.</p></details>

## How Spelling Bee works

You get seven letters in a honeycomb. Make words of four or more letters that always include the centre letter; letters can be reused. Four-letter words score 1 point, longer words score 1 point per letter, and a pangram earns 7 bonus points. The ranks run from Beginner up to Genius, and finding every word makes you Queen Bee.

Looking for the current puzzle? See [today's Spelling Bee hints](/spelling-bee-hints-today). Also try the [Wordle hints](/wordle-hint-november-11-2026) and [Connections hints](/connections-hint-november-11-2026) for November 11.

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## Frequently asked questions

### What is a pangram in Spelling Bee?

A pangram is a word that uses all seven letters of the puzzle at least once. It scores its length plus 7 bonus points.

### When does the new Spelling Bee come out?

A new Spelling Bee is released at 3 a.m. Eastern Time each day.