NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, November 27, 2025
Longest word
independence
12 letters
Top scorer
centipede
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
6.1
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
C
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1
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1
D
1
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4
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3
1
1
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10
E
2
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1
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3
I
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1
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1
1
1
1
5
N
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1
1
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2
P
9
8
14
3
2
1
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37
T
1
2
5
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8
Σ
13
11
24
5
5
4
2
1
1
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Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
C
ce 1
D
de 9di 1
E
ep 3
I
in 5
N
ni 2
P
pe 20pi 17
T
te 4ti 4
All 66 answers
373 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★★centipedepangram16
deep1
deepen6
deepened8
depend6
depended8
dependence10
dependent9
depict6
depicted8
dipped6
epee1
epic1
epicene7
incipience10
incipient9
independence12
independent11
inept5
ninepin7
nipped6
pectin6
peed1
peen1
peep1
peeped6
pence5
pend1
pended6
pendent7
penitence9
penitent8
penne5
penned6
pent1
pepped6
peptic6
peptide7
petit5
petite6
petted6
picnic6
piece5
pieced6
pied1
pine1
pined5
pinned6
pinniped8
pint1
pipe1
piped5
pipet5
pipette7
pipit5
pippin6
pitied6
pitted6
teepee6
tenpin6
tepee5
tepid5
tiepin6
tipi1
tipped6
tippet6