November 2, 2021

NYT Spelling Bee Answers — November 2, 2021

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Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for November 2, 2021 (Tuesday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.

Words41
Max Points197
Pangrams2
Genius138

4 letter answers 12 words

ACHEBACKBECKCAKECALLCELLEACHHACKHECKLACELACKLECH

5 letter answers 18 words

ABACKALACKBEACHBEECHBELCHBLACKBLECHCABALCABLECACHECALLACELEBCHALKCHECKCHEEKCLACKLEACHLEECH

6 letter answers 4 words

BLEACHCABALACACKLEHECKLE

7 letter answers 1 word

CHALLAH

8 letter answers 4 words

BACKACHECALLABLECALLBACKHACKABLE

9 letter answers 2 words

BLACKBALLCHECKABLE

Common questions

How many answers in the November 2, 2021 Spelling Bee?

41 valid answers worth 197 points, including 2 pangrams. Genius requires 138 points.

What is the pangram?

The pangrams are CHECKABLE, HACKABLE. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.

What is the center letter?

The required center letter is C. Every valid answer must contain this letter.

How does scoring work?

4-letter words: 1 point. Longer words: 1 point per letter. Pangrams: +7 bonus. Genius is 70% of the maximum.