NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, November 23, 2021
Longest word
defatted
8 letters
Top scorer
fixated
14 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.2
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
Σ
A
–
1
–
1
–
2
D
3
1
2
1
2
9
E
–
–
1
1
–
2
F
10
7
2
1
–
20
T
1
–
–
1
–
2
Σ
14
9
5
5
2
35
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
af 2
D
da 1de 8
E
ed 1ef 1
F
fa 5fe 7fi 8
T
ta 1ti 1
All 35 answers
147 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★affix5
affixed7
daft1
deaf1
defat5
defatted8
defeat6
defeated8
defied6
deft1
deified7
edified7
effete6
fade1
faded5
fate1
fated5
faxed5
feat1
feed1
feet1
feta1
fete1
feted5
fetid5
fiat1
fief1
fife1
fifed5
fitted6
fixate6
★fixatedpangram14
fixed5
taffeta7
tiff1