November 9, 2026

NYT Spelling Bee Answers — November 9, 2026

Margaret Chen Verified

Senior Editor · Spelling Bee solver since 2018

Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for November 9, 2026 (Monday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.

Words62
Max Points239
Pangram1
Genius167

4 letter answers 26 words

ATOMBAHTBATHBOATBOOTBOTHBRATHARTHATHHOOTMARTMATHMOATMOOTMOTHOATHROOTTAROTARTTHATTOMBTOOTTOROTORTTRAMTROT

5 letter answers 20 words

ABBOTABORTAORTAARHATATTARBOOTHBROTHHATHAMOTORMOTTOROBOTROTORTABOOTABORTAROTTHROBTOOTHTORAHTORTATROTH

6 letter answers 9 words

ATHROBBOTTOMMARMOTMORTARORATORTARTARTATTOOTHROATTOMATO

7 letter answers 5 words

BATHMATMAHATMAMAMMOTHRATATATROTATOR

8 letter answers 1 word

BATHROOM

9 letter answers 1 word

MOTORBOAT

Common questions

How many answers in the November 9, 2026 Spelling Bee?

62 valid answers worth 239 points, including 1 pangram. Genius requires 167 points.

What is the pangram?

The pangram is BATHROOM. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.

What is the center letter?

The required center letter is T. 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.