NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, November 15, 2020
Longest word
idealized
9 letters
Top scorer
legalized
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
6.1
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
9
Σ
A
1
1
1
–
–
–
3
D
1
1
1
2
–
–
5
E
–
–
–
1
1
–
2
G
2
2
1
1
–
–
6
I
–
–
–
–
1
1
2
L
1
1
–
–
1
1
4
Z
1
–
3
–
–
1
5
Σ
6
5
6
4
3
3
27
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ad 1ag 1az 1
D
da 4di 1
E
el 2
G
ga 3ge 1gl 2
I
id 2
L
la 2le 2
Z
za 1ze 1zi 3
All 27 answers
153 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★adze1
agaze5
azalea6
daze1
dazed5
dazzle6
dazzled7
dizzied7
elegize7
elegized8
gaze1
gazed5
gazelle7
geez1
glaze5
glazed6
idealize8
idealized9
laze1
lazed5
legalize8
★legalizedpangram16
zagged6
zeal1
zigged6
zigzag6
zigzagged9