NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, November 23, 2023
Longest word
incapacitate
12 letters
Top scorer
incapacitate
19 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
6.2
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
9
10
11
12
Σ
A
2
3
5
2
–
–
3
–
–
15
C
5
2
5
4
1
–
–
1
–
18
E
1
1
1
1
–
–
–
–
–
4
I
–
–
4
–
–
1
1
–
1
7
N
1
1
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
3
P
3
5
3
4
3
1
–
–
–
19
T
1
3
2
1
–
1
–
–
–
8
Σ
13
15
21
12
4
3
4
1
1
74
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ac 8an 4ap 2at 1
C
ca 15ce 2ci 1
E
en 2ep 2
I
in 6ip 1
N
ni 3
P
pa 6pe 7pi 6
T
ta 6ti 2
All 74 answers
462 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★acacia6
acai1
accent6
accept6
acceptance10
acetate7
acetic6
acne1
ancient7
antic5
anticipant10
★anticipatepangram17
apace5
apiece6
attic5
cacti5
canape6
cancan6
cane1
canine6
canna5
cant1
cantata7
canteen7
cantina7
★capacitancepangram18
cape1
captain7
catnap6
catnip6
cent1
cetacean8
cite1
enact5
entice6
epic1
epicene7
incant6
★incapacitatepangram19
incipience10
incipient9
incite6
intact6
ipecac6
niacin6
nice1
niece5
pace1
pact1
panacea7
pancetta8
panic5
★patiencepangram15
peace5
pecan5
pectin6
penance7
pence5
penitence9
peptic6
pica1
★picantepangram14
piccata7
picnic6
piece5
★pittancepangram15
tacet5
tacit5
tact1
tactic6
tactician9
tannic6
tinct5
titanic7