NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, November 21, 2024
Longest word
legalizing
10 letters
Top scorer
legalizing
17 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.6
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
A
–
6
5
–
1
1
–
13
E
1
1
3
1
1
1
–
8
G
7
5
3
2
1
–
–
18
I
–
2
–
1
–
–
–
3
L
5
3
2
3
1
–
1
15
N
2
–
1
–
1
–
–
4
Z
2
–
–
–
–
–
–
2
Σ
17
17
14
7
5
2
1
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Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ag 3al 5an 4az 1
E
ea 1eg 1el 3en 3
G
ga 5ge 7gi 1gl 5
I
il 1in 2
L
la 2le 6li 7
N
ne 2ni 2
Z
ze 1zi 1
All 63 answers
310 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★agaze5
ageing6
agile5
algae5
alien5
allege6
alleging8
allele6
angel5
angle5
anneal6
annealing9
azalea6
eagle5
egging6
elan1
elegize7
elegizing9
engage6
engaging8
engine6
gage1
gaggle6
gale1
gaze1
gazelle7
geez1
gelee5
gelling7
gene1
genial6
genie5
genii5
giggle6
glaze5
glean5
gleaning8
glee1
glen1
illegal7
inane5
innie5
lane1
laze1
lean1
leaning7
legal5
legalize8
★legalizingpangram17
legging7
liege5
lien1
linage6
line1
lineage7
lineal6
linen5
negligee8
nene1
niggle6
nine1
zeal1
zine1