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NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive

Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, November 24, 2022

Longest word
lollipop
8 letters
Top scorer
purloin
14 points
Starting letters
4 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
4.9
letters per word

Words by length

Spoiler-safe. Use it to see where the long ones hide.

4 letters
18
5 letters
7
6 letters
4
7 letters
4
8 letters
1

The hints grid

How many words of each length start with each letter — the classic Bee cheat sheet.

4
5
6
7
8
Σ
L
2
–
1
–
1
4
O
–
–
–
1
–
1
P
15
6
3
3
–
27
U
1
1
–
–
–
2
Σ
18
7
4
4
1
34

Two-letter pairs

The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.

L
li 1lo 3
O
op 1
P
pi 5pl 1po 10pr 4pu 7
U
un 1up 1

All 34 answers

120 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
lipo1
lollipop8
lollop6
loop1
opinion7
pill1
pillion7
pinion6
pinup5
pippin6
plop1
polio5
poll1
polo1
pool1
poop1
poor1
poplin6
porn1
porno5
pour1
prion5
prior5
pronoun7
prop1
puli1
pull1
pulp1
pupil5
purl1
★purloinpangram14
purr1
unpin5
upon1
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