NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, November 16, 2021
Longest word
etymology
9 letters
Top scorer
etymology
16 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.5
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
E
1
1
–
–
–
1
3
G
3
5
6
1
1
–
16
L
3
1
–
–
–
–
4
O
2
–
–
1
–
–
3
T
–
–
1
–
–
1
2
Σ
9
7
7
2
1
2
28
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
E
eg 1el 1et 1
G
ge 4gl 4go 8
L
le 1lo 3
O
og 2ot 1
T
te 1to 1
All 28 answers
133 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★eggy1
elegy5
★etymologypangram16
gelee5
gelt1
gemology8
geology7
glee1
glom1
gloom5
gloomy6
goggle6
goggly6
golem5
golly5
gooey5
google6
googly6
googol6
leggy5
loge1
logo1
logy1
ogee1
ogle1
otology7
teleology9
toggle6