NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, November 18, 2020
Longest word
noblewomen
10 letters
Top scorer
noblewomen
17 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.0
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
B
7
5
2
1
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15
E
–
1
1
1
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–
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3
L
6
1
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–
–
–
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7
M
3
2
1
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–
–
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6
N
1
2
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1
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1
5
O
1
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–
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1
W
2
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2
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4
Σ
20
11
6
2
1
0
1
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Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
B
be 5bl 5bo 5
E
el 1em 1en 1
L
le 1lo 6
M
me 4mo 2
N
ne 1no 4
O
ol 1
W
we 1wo 3
All 41 answers
150 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★bell1
belle5
bellmen7
bellow6
below5
blew1
blob1
bloom5
blow1
blown5
bobble6
boll1
bolo1
bowel5
bowl1
elbow5
emblem6
ennoble7
lemon5
lobe1
lobo1
loll1
lone1
loom1
loon1
melee5
mellow6
melon5
mewl1
mole1
moll1
newel5
noble5
noblemen8
★noblewomenpangram17
noel1
oleo1
well1
wobble6
wool1
woolen6