Spelling Bee Today: Hints, Pangram and Answers for November 12
Seven letters, one of them compulsory. The hints here are counts before words: how many answers start with each letter, then the two-letter list solvers actually use, and only then the words themselves, folded away one opening letter per row.
Today's seven letters
T CDEHOU
Every answer has to use T. Letters may repeat as often as you like, four letters is the minimum, and this board accepts 54 words in all.
Spelling Bee hints, rung by rung
Six rungs, counts before words. This page remembers which ones you opened while this board is current.
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Hint 1: What kind of words this board rewards
No answer is named.
Many answers cluster around common -ed and -ing verb forms. Others centre on familiar word pairs like 'to' and 'ed' endings. Digging into -ute and -ouch combinations pays off.
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Hint 2: How many answers start with each letter
Counts only.
- T
- 24 answers
- D
- 15 answers
- C
- 6 answers
- E
- 3 answers
- H
- 3 answers
- O
- 3 answers
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Hint 3: Board facts
All counted off the accepted list.
- Centre letter
- T
- Outer letters
- C · D · E · H · O · U
- Accepted words
- 54
- Word lengths
- 4–8 letters
- Pangrams
- 1 word uses all seven letters
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Hint 4: The pangram, without naming it
The seven-letter solution ties together several shorter words, using the centre letter in a key role. Look for a verb that describes a common social interaction.
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Hint 5: The two-letter list
How many answers start with each pair.
- CH
- 1
- CO
- 3
- CU
- 2
- DE
- 6
- DO
- 5
- DU
- 4
- ET
- 3
- HO
- 2
- HU
- 1
- OC
- 1
- OU
- 2
- TE
- 5
- TH
- 4
- TO
- 12
- TU
- 3
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Hint 6: The shape of each pangram
Today's Spelling Bee answers
Spoilers below. Open one letter at a time — nothing here reveals another group.
The pangram
Pangram 1 · 7 letters
TOUCHED
Uses all seven letters — T, C, D, E, H, O, U — in 7 characters.
C · 6answers
CHUTECOOTCOTECOUTHCUTECUTOUT
D · 15answers
DECOCTDECOCTEDDEDUCTDEDUCTEDDETECTDETECTEDDOETHDOTEDOTEDDOTHDOTTEDDUCTDUCTEDDUETDUETTED
E · 3answers
ETCHETCHEDETUDE
H · 3answers
HOOTHOOTEDHUTCH
O · 3answers
OCTETOUTDOOUTED
T · 24answers
TECHTEEDTEETHTEETHETEETHEDTHEETHOUTHUDTHUDDEDTOEDTOOTTOOTEDTOOTHTOOTHEDTOTETOTEDTOUCHTOUCHETOUCHEDTOUTTOUTEDTUTEETUTTEDTUTU
This board by the numbers
edited by Sam Ezersky.
- Date
- Thursday, November 12, 2026
- Letters
- T in the middle, C D E H O U around it
- Accepted words
- 54
- Pangrams
- 1
- Word lengths
- 4–8 letters
- Difficulty
- medium
The last board we archived
The newest archived page is Spelling Bee answers for Wednesday, November 11, 2026, created once its date stopped being current everywhere on Earth.
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Today's NYT Letter Boxed hints and solution chain
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How Spelling Bee works, in short
Make as many words as you can from the seven letters, always including the middle one. Four letters scores one point, longer words score a point per letter, and a pangram — a word using all seven — is worth seven more. Our full Spelling Bee guide covers the ranks and the words the dictionary quietly refuses.
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When does a new NYT Spelling Bee puzzle appear?
At midnight in your own time zone, the same way the NYT Games app rolls over. This page resolves your local date before it picks a board.
What counts as a Spelling Bee answer?
Four letters or more, every word has to use the centre letter, and letters may repeat as often as you like. Proper nouns, hyphenated words and profanity are out.
What are the Spelling Bee letters for November 12?
T is the centre letter, with C, D, E, H, O, U around the outside. Every answer has to include T.
How many Spelling Bee answers are there for November 12?
54 accepted words. By opening letter: T 24, D 15, C 6, E 3, H 3, O 3.
What is the Spelling Bee pangram for November 12?
TOUCHED. A pangram uses all seven letters at least once and is worth seven bonus points.
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