NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, November 17, 2022
Longest word
palatial
8 letters
Top scorer
implant
14 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.4
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
Σ
A
–
1
1
–
–
2
I
–
1
1
1
–
3
L
2
–
–
–
–
2
N
–
–
1
–
–
1
P
13
7
8
4
2
34
T
2
–
–
2
1
5
Σ
17
9
11
7
3
47
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ap 2
I
im 2in 1
L
la 1li 1
N
na 1
P
pa 17pi 9pl 8
T
ta 3ti 2
All 47 answers
208 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★apian5
appall6
impala6
★implantpangram14
inapt5
lamp1
limp1
napalm6
pail1
pain1
paint5
palapa6
palatal7
palatial8
pall1
palm1
palp1
pampa5
panama6
panini6
pant1
papa1
papal5
papilla7
patina6
pill1
pimp1
pinata6
pint1
pintail7
pipit5
pippin6
pita1
pitapat7
plain5
plaint6
plait5
plan1
plant5
plantain8
plat1
pliant6
taillamp8
tamp1
tapa1
tilapia7
timpani7