The NYT Spelling Bee answers today, November 14, 2026, include the pangrams INITIALIZING and TANTALIZING. The center letter is L, with A, G, I, N, T, and Z around it.
Genius requires 251 points, according to the matching Fresh Calendars guide. The two pangrams together contribute 37 points, including their bonuses.
Hints for November 14
- Every answer must include L.
- One pangram has 12 letters and begins with I.
- The other has 11 letters and begins with T.
- The first describes getting something ready to operate.
- The second describes teasing with something desirable but out of reach.
Today’s pangrams
INITIALIZING
TANTALIZING
Both words use all seven hive letters. INITIALIZING earns 19 points: 12 for its length and seven for the pangram. TANTALIZING earns 18 on the same basis.
Four-letter answers: 17
ALGA, ALIT, ANAL, GALA, GALL, GILL, GILT, GLIA, LAIN, LILT, LINT, NAIL, TAIL, TALI, TALL, TILL, TILT.
Five-letter answers: 8
ALGAL, ALIGN, ANNAL, ATILT, GLINT, GLITZ, LANAI, NATAL.
Six-letter answers: 5
AILING, LAZING, LINING, TALLIT, TILING.
Seven-letter answers: 15
ANGLING, GALLANT, GALLING, GANGLIA, GILLING, GLAZING, INITIAL, LAGGING, LANTANA, LILTING, NAILING, TAILING, TILLING, TILTING, TITLING.
Eight-letter answers: 11
ALIGNING, GALANGAL, GANGLING, GIGGLING, GLINTING, LIGATING, LITIGANT, NIGGLING, TANGLING, TATTLING, TINGLING.
Ten-letter answers: 3
INITIALING, LITIGATING, TAILGATING.
Eleven-letter answers: 2
TANTALIZING, TITILLATING.
Twelve-letter answer: 1
INITIALIZING.
Check the similar spellings
INITIALING and INITIALIZING are separate entries. The extra IZ changes the length and turns the latter into a pangram. TILING, TILLING and TILTING also all appear, so check each spelling rather than treating them as duplicates.
The 17 four-letter entries contribute 17 points. Longer words contribute 327 letter points, and the two pangram bonuses add 14, producing the 358-point total. The list has no nine-letter answers.
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