NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, November 17, 2020
Longest word
avalanche
9 letters
Top scorer
avalanche
16 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.2
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
2
C
–
1
2
3
–
–
6
E
1
–
–
1
–
–
2
H
6
8
2
–
–
–
16
L
1
2
–
–
–
–
3
Σ
9
11
4
4
0
1
29
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ac 1av 1
C
ca 1ch 4cl 1
E
ea 1en 1
H
ha 8he 8
L
le 3
All 29 answers
132 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★ache1
★avalanchepangram16
cache5
challah7
chance6
chancel7
channel7
clench6
each1
enhance7
halal5
hale1
hall1
halva5
halvah6
halve5
have1
haven5
heal1
heave5
heaven6
heel1
hell1
helve5
hence5
henna5
leach5
lech1
leech5