NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, November 12, 2020
Longest word
tactical
8 letters
Top scorer
wildcat
14 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
4.9
letters per word
Words by length
Spoiler-safe. Use it to see where the long ones hide.
The hints grid
How many words of each length start with each letter — the classic Bee cheat sheet.
4
5
6
7
8
Σ
A
1
1
–
–
–
2
C
3
2
–
2
–
7
D
2
–
–
–
–
2
I
–
2
1
1
–
4
L
3
2
2
–
–
7
T
6
2
1
–
1
10
W
5
–
–
1
–
6
Σ
20
9
4
4
1
38
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
al 1at 1
C
ca 4ci 1cl 2
D
di 2
I
il 3it 1
L
la 4li 3
T
ta 5ti 3tw 2
W
wa 2wi 4
All 38 answers
132 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★alit1
atilt5
call1
calla5
catcall7
cattail7
cilia5
clad1
claw1
dial1
dill1
iliac5
iliad5
illicit7
italic6
lactic6
laic1
laical6
laid1
licit5
lilac5
lilt1
tactical8
tail1
talc1
tali1
tall1
tidal5
till1
tilt1
twilit6
twill5
wail1
wall1
wild1
★wildcatpangram14
will1
wilt1