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NYT Spelling Bee answers & analysis

FGIOPTE

Sunday, November 1, 2026

Edited by Sam Ezersky

Words
27
Points
104
Genius
72
Pangram
1

Official answers

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  • effete

    adjective — Decadent, weak through self-indulgence.

    adjective — (of a person) Affected, overrefined

    adjective — Lacking strength or vitality; feeble, powerless, impotent.

    adjective — Of substances, quantities etc: exhausted, spent, worn-out.

    Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.

  • epee

    noun — A sharp-pointed dueling sword with a bell-shaped guard, used (with the end blunted) in sport fencing.

    Appeared in 14 recorded puzzles.

  • feet

    noun — Specifically, a human foot, which is found below the ankle and is used for standing and walking.

    noun — A biological structure found in many animals that is used for locomotion and that is frequently a separate organ at the terminal part of the leg.

    noun — A unit of measure equal to twelve inches or one third of a yard, equal to exactly 30.48 centimetres.

    noun — The base or bottom of anything.

    noun — A short foot-like projection on the bottom of an object to support it.

    noun — (often used attributively) Travel by walking.

    Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.

  • fete

    noun — A festival open to the public, the proceeds from which are often given to charity.

    noun — A feast, celebration or carnival.

    verb — (usually in the passive) To celebrate (a person).

    Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.

  • fief

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    Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.

  • fife

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    Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.

  • footie

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • ogee

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    Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.

  • peep

    verb — To look, especially through a narrow opening, or while trying not to be seen or noticed.

    noun — A quick look or glimpse, especially a furtive one.

    noun — A quiet sound, particularly one from a baby bird.

    verb — To make a soft, shrill noise like a baby bird.

    noun — A feeble utterance or complaint.

    verb — To begin to appear; to look forth from concealment; to make the first appearance.

    Appeared in 14 recorded puzzles.

  • petit

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    Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.

  • petite

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    Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.

  • pettifog

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • pipe

    noun — Meanings relating to a hollow conduit.

    noun — Meanings relating to a smoking implement.

    noun — Meanings relating to a wind instrument.

    verb — To convey or transport (something) by means of pipes.

    verb — To play (music) on a pipe instrument, such as a bagpipe or a flute.

    verb — To create or decorate with piping (icing).

    Appeared in 12 recorded puzzles.

  • pipet

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    Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.

  • pipette

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    Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.

  • poet

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • pope

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    Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.

  • poppet

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • potpie

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • teepee

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    Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.

  • teff

    noun — The fine grain of this plant.

    noun — A love grass, Eragrostis tef, with small seeds, grown as a cereal and for forage in Ethiopia and parts of Arabia.

    Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.

  • tepee

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    Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.

  • tippet

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    Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.

  • tiptoe

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • toffee

    noun — A type of confectionery made by boiling sugar (or treacle, etc) with butter or milk, then cooling the mixture so that it becomes hard

    noun — A small, individual piece of toffee

    noun — Any kind of sweets; candy

    verb — To coat in toffee.

    Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.

  • tope

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • tote

    noun — A tote bag.

    verb — To carry or bear.

    verb — To add up; to calculate a total.

    noun — A heavy burden.

    noun — (logistics) A kind of plastic box used for transporting goods.

    noun — A pari-mutuel machine; a totalizator.

    Appeared in 13 recorded puzzles.

Hints, no spoilers

Words by first two letters

  • ef×1
  • ep×1
  • fe×2
  • fi×2
  • fo×1
  • og×1
  • pe×4
  • pi×3
  • po×4
  • te×3
  • ti×2
  • to×3

Words by first letter and length

45678Σ
e 1·1·· 2
f 4·1·· 5
o 1···· 1
p 42311 11
t 314·· 8
Σ 133911 27

The numbers

Genius today takes 72 points of 104 available. The average answer runs 5.0 letters.

Total points vs. all 491 recorded puzzles
7th percentile
Word count vs. all recorded puzzles
9th percentile

Word lengths, today vs. 22266 recorded answers

413 today34.3% all-time53 today22.9% all-time69 today20.2% all-time71 today12.2% all-time81 today6.3% all-time92.6% all-time101.2% all-time110.3% all-time120.1% all-time130.0% all-time

History

Today's letters, last seen

LetterLast in a puzzleLast as center
e ● Friday, October 30, 2026 Wednesday, October 14, 2026
f Wednesday, October 7, 2026 Sunday, September 27, 2026
g Saturday, October 31, 2026 Friday, October 16, 2026
i Saturday, October 31, 2026 Wednesday, October 28, 2026
o Friday, October 30, 2026 Saturday, September 26, 2026
p Thursday, October 29, 2026 Saturday, October 24, 2026
t Saturday, October 31, 2026 Friday, October 2, 2026

Other days with this pangram

Same seven letters

Most common answers, all recorded puzzles

  1. noon 47
  2. naan 42
  3. nana 42
  4. onion 34
  5. toot 33
  6. loll 31
  7. mama 31
  8. mamma 31
  9. acacia 30
  10. acai 30
  11. mini 29
  12. minim 29
  13. nene 29
  14. cancan 28
  15. canna 28
  16. lilt 27
  17. till 27
  18. tilt 27
  19. imam 27
  20. maim 27
  21. cocoon 26
  22. onto 26
  23. toon 26
  24. natant 26
  25. manna 26

Valid words the Bee rejected

Dictionary words the Bee never takes

Legitimate words (per the ENABLE list) that fit the letters but aren't official answers — usually judged too obscure.