NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Monday, November 28, 2022
Longest word
excellence
10 letters
Top scorer
excelling
16 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.7
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
C
1
1
–
1
–
–
–
3
E
1
2
2
1
–
1
1
8
G
3
3
1
1
–
–
–
8
I
–
1
1
1
–
–
–
3
L
3
2
–
1
1
–
–
7
N
3
1
1
–
1
–
1
7
Σ
11
10
5
5
2
1
2
36
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
C
ce 3
E
eg 1en 1ex 6
G
ge 5gi 1gl 2
I
ic 1in 2
L
le 2li 5
N
ne 3ni 4
All 36 answers
178 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★ceiling7
cell1
celli5
egging6
engine6
excel5
excellence10
★excellingpangram16
exec1
exile5
exiling7
gelee5
gelling7
gene1
genie5
genii5
giggle6
glee1
glen1
icicle6
incline7
innie5
legging7
lenience8
lice1
liege5
lien1
line1
linen5
negligee8
negligence10
nene1
nice1
niece5
niggle6
nine1