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NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive

Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, November 28, 2024

Longest word
clinching
9 letters
Top scorer
flinching
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
6.9
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
3
5 letters
3
6 letters
5
7 letters
7
8 letters
8
9 letters
4

The hints grid

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

4
5
6
7
8
9
Σ
C
–
1
–
–
4
1
6
F
–
1
3
1
2
1
8
G
1
–
–
3
1
–
5
H
1
–
–
2
–
–
3
I
–
1
1
1
–
2
5
L
–
–
1
–
–
–
1
N
1
–
–
–
1
–
2
Σ
3
3
5
7
8
4
30

Two-letter pairs

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

C
ch 2ci 1cl 3
F
fi 5fl 3
G
gi 5
H
hi 3
I
ic 1in 4
L
li 1
N
ni 2

All 30 answers

211 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
chilling8
chinning8
cinching8
clinching9
cling5
clinging8
fifing6
★filchingpangram15
filing6
filling7
fining6
★flinchingpangram16
fling5
flinging8
gigging7
giggling8
gill1
gilling7
ginning7
high1
hilling7
hinging7
icing5
inching7
inclining9
infilling9
inning6
lining6
niggling8
nigh1
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