NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, November 18, 2021
Longest word
bumblebee
9 letters
Top scorer
humbled
14 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.8
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
B
5
2
7
2
1
1
18
D
1
–
2
–
1
–
4
E
–
2
1
–
1
–
4
H
–
–
2
1
–
–
3
L
1
1
–
–
–
–
2
M
–
–
1
1
–
–
2
Σ
7
5
13
4
3
1
33
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
B
be 5bl 4bu 9
D
du 4
E
eb 1em 3
H
hu 3
L
lu 2
M
mu 2
All 33 answers
178 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★bedded6
beheld6
bell1
belle5
belled6
bled1
bleed5
blue1
bluebell8
bubble6
bubbled7
budded6
bulb1
bull1
bumble6
bumblebee9
bumbled7
bummed6
dubbed6
dumb1
dumbbell8
dumbed6
ebbed5
embed5
embedded8
emblem6
hubbub6
humble6
★humbledpangram14
lube1
lubed5
mumble6
mumbled7