NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, November 1, 2020
Longest word
diabolical
10 letters
Top scorer
diabolical
17 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.0
letters per word
Words by length
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The hints grid
How many words of each length start with each letter — the classic Bee cheat sheet.
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Σ
A
–
3
–
–
–
–
–
3
B
12
1
1
1
2
–
–
17
C
8
4
3
2
1
–
–
18
D
3
1
–
–
1
–
1
6
I
1
2
–
–
–
–
–
3
L
7
3
3
–
–
–
–
13
O
1
–
–
1
–
–
–
2
Σ
32
14
7
4
4
0
1
62
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ab 1ai 1al 1
B
ba 5bi 3bl 4bo 5
C
ca 6ci 1cl 3co 8
D
di 5do 1
I
id 1il 2
L
la 5li 2lo 6
O
od 1ol 1
All 62 answers
228 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★aboil5
aioli5
alibi5
bacilli7
bail1
bald1
ball1
ballad6
biblical8
bilabial8
bill1
blab1
blob1
bloc1
blood5
boil1
bola1
bold1
boll1
bolo1
cabal5
cabala6
calico6
call1
calla5
callaloo8
cilia5
clad1
cloaca6
clod1
coal1
codicil7
coil1
cola1
cold1
colic5
colloid7
cool1
★diabolicpangram15
★diabolicalpangram17
dial1
dildo5
dill1
doll1
idol1
iliac5
iliad5
labia5
labial6
laic1
laical6
laid1
libido6
lilac5
load1
lobo1
local5
loci1
loco1
loll1
oddball7
olio1