NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, November 16, 2023
Longest word
adaptation
10 letters
Top scorer
adaptation
17 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.7
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
10
Σ
A
2
2
2
1
2
–
2
11
D
2
1
–
–
1
–
–
4
I
2
2
–
–
–
–
2
6
N
–
–
3
–
1
–
–
4
O
1
–
1
–
–
–
–
2
P
3
7
5
2
1
–
–
18
T
5
2
3
–
–
–
–
10
Σ
15
14
14
3
5
0
4
55
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ad 5an 3ap 1at 2
D
da 1di 2do 1
I
id 1in 4io 1
N
na 2no 2
O
on 1op 1
P
pa 5pi 9po 4
T
ta 4ti 3to 3
All 55 answers
284 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★adapt5
★adaptationpangram17
addition8
adopt5
★adoptionpangram15
annotation10
anoint6
anti1
appoint7
atop1
attain6
data1
dint1
ditto5
donation8
idiot5
inapt5
initiation10
into1
intonation10
iota1
natant6
nation6
notation8
notion6
onto1
option6
paint5
pandit6
pant1
patina6
patio5
pinata6
pinot5
pinpoint8
pint1
pinto5
pipit5
pita1
pitapat7
piton5
point5
pontoon7
potato6
potion6
taint5
tannin6
tapa1
tattoo6
tint1
tiptop6
titan5
toad1
toon1
toot1