NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, November 20, 2022
Longest word
ebullient
9 letters
Top scorer
ebullient
16 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
Σ
B
14
8
5
1
4
–
32
E
–
–
–
–
–
1
1
I
–
–
–
1
–
–
1
L
1
1
–
1
–
–
3
N
–
–
4
–
–
–
4
T
1
–
1
–
–
–
2
U
–
–
2
1
–
–
3
Σ
16
9
12
4
4
1
46
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
B
be 12bi 6bl 5bu 9
E
eb 1
I
in 1
L
li 2lu 1
N
ni 1nu 3
T
tu 2
U
un 3
All 46 answers
216 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★beeline7
been1
beet1
beetle6
belie5
belittle8
bell1
belle5
belt1
beltline8
bent1
betel5
bible5
bile1
bill1
billet6
bite1
bitten6
blin1
blini5
blue1
bluebell8
blunt5
bubble6
built5
bulb1
bull1
bullet6
★bulletinpangram15
bunt1
butt1
butte5
★ebullientpangram16
inbuilt7
libel5
libelee7
lube1
nibble6
nubbin6
nubble6
nubile6
tube1
tubule6
unbelt6
unbent6
unbuilt7