NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, November 17, 2021
Longest word
dillydally
10 letters
Top scorer
handily
14 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.1
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
D
2
2
2
2
–
–
1
9
H
4
2
–
1
–
–
–
7
I
3
2
2
–
–
–
–
7
L
3
1
–
–
–
–
–
4
N
1
2
–
–
–
–
–
3
Σ
13
9
4
3
0
0
1
30
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
D
da 4di 5
H
ha 2hi 5
I
id 3il 1in 3
L
la 3li 1
N
na 2ni 1
All 30 answers
120 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★dahlia6
daily5
dandily7
daylily7
dial1
diddly6
dill1
dilly5
dillydally10
hail1
★handilypangram14
hill1
hilly5
hind1
hinny5
hiya1
idly1
idyl1
idyll5
illy1
inlaid6
inland6
inlay5
laid1
lain1
lanai5
lily1
naiad5
nail1
ninny5