NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, November 17, 2024
Longest word
inalienable
11 letters
Top scorer
plebeian
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts 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
9
10
11
Σ
A
1
4
2
–
–
1
–
–
8
B
4
2
3
3
2
–
–
–
14
E
1
–
1
–
–
–
–
–
2
I
–
2
–
–
–
–
–
1
3
L
5
2
1
–
–
–
–
–
8
N
7
–
2
1
–
–
–
–
10
P
5
7
3
1
2
1
–
–
19
Σ
23
17
12
5
4
2
0
1
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Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
al 3an 3ap 2
B
ba 4be 5bi 3bl 2
E
el 1en 1
I
in 3
L
la 3le 1li 4
N
na 4ne 2ni 4
P
pa 5pe 4pi 5pl 5
All 64 answers
290 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★alien5
alienable9
alpine6
anal1
annal5
anneal6
apian5
apnea5
baleen6
banal5
banana6
bane1
bean1
beanball8
beanie6
beeline7
been1
biennia7
biennial8
★biplanepangram14
blin1
blini5
elan1
enable6
inalienable11
inane5
innie5
lain1
lanai5
lane1
lean1
lien1
line1
lineal6
linen5
naan1
nail1
nana1
nape1
neap1
nene1
nibble6
nine1
ninepin7
nipple6
paean5
pain1
pane1
panel5
panini6
peen1
penal5
penile6
penne5
pinball7
pine1
pineapple9
pipeline8
pippin6
plain5
plan1
plane5
★plebeianpangram15
plena5