NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Monday, November 23, 2020
Longest word
accountant
10 letters
Top scorer
occupant
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
Σ
A
2
–
–
1
–
–
1
4
C
1
4
8
4
–
–
–
17
N
4
–
1
–
–
–
–
5
O
1
–
1
–
1
–
–
3
P
2
–
–
1
–
–
–
3
T
2
1
1
–
–
–
–
4
U
2
3
–
–
–
–
–
5
Σ
14
8
11
6
1
0
1
41
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ac 2an 1au 1
C
ca 10co 7
N
na 3no 2
O
oc 2on 1
P
pa 1po 1pu 1
T
ta 1to 2tu 1
U
un 4up 1
All 41 answers
187 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★account7
accountant10
anon1
aunt1
cancan6
canna5
cannon6
cannot6
canon5
cant1
cantata7
canton6
capon5
catnap6
coconut7
cocoon6
concoct7
contact7
cotton6
count5
coupon6
naan1
nana1
natant6
noon1
noun1
★occupantpangram15
octant6
onto1
pant1
pontoon7
punt1
taunt5
toon1
toucan6
tuna1
unapt5
uncap5
uncut5
unto1
upon1