NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Monday, November 16, 2020
Longest word
entitlement
11 letters
Top scorer
imminently
17 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.4
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
10
11
Σ
E
1
1
2
2
–
1
–
1
8
I
3
3
1
–
2
–
1
–
10
L
8
3
4
2
1
1
–
–
19
M
9
2
3
–
–
–
–
–
14
N
2
1
1
–
1
–
–
–
5
T
7
2
3
–
1
–
–
–
13
Y
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
Σ
31
12
14
4
5
2
1
1
70
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
E
el 1em 3en 4
I
il 1im 2in 5it 2
L
le 4li 15
M
mi 13my 1
N
ni 5
T
ti 13
Y
ye 1
All 70 answers
296 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★elite5
eminent7
★eminentlypangram16
emit1
enmity6
entitle7
entitlement11
entity6
illy1
imminent8
★imminentlypangram17
inlet5
innie5
intel5
intent6
intently8
item1
itty1
lenient7
leniently9
lenity6
lentil6
lien1
lilt1
lily1
lime1
limit5
limn1
line1
linemen7
linen5
liniment8
lint1
lintel6
linty5
lite1
little6
mien1
mile1
mill1
millet6
mime1
mine1
mini1
minim5
mint1
minty5
mite1
mitt1
mitten6
myelin6
nine1
nineteen8
ninety6
ninny5
nite1
tile1
till1
tilt1
time1
timeline8
timely6
tine1
tinily6
tinny5
tint1
tiny1
title5
tittle6
yeti1