NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, November 16, 2022
Longest word
highlight
9 letters
Top scorer
lightbulb
16 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
4.7
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
B
3
1
1
–
–
–
5
G
6
1
–
–
–
–
7
H
3
–
–
–
–
1
4
L
3
1
–
–
–
1
5
T
2
1
–
–
–
–
3
Σ
17
4
1
0
0
2
24
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
B
bi 1bl 1bu 3
G
gi 2gl 3gu 2
H
hi 3hu 1
L
li 3lu 2
T
ti 3
All 24 answers
68 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★bill1
blight6
built5
bulb1
bull1
gill1
gilt1
glib1
glug1
glut1
guilt5
gull1
highlight9
hill1
hilt1
hull1
light5
★lightbulbpangram16
lilt1
lull1
lulu1
till1
tilt1
tilth5