NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, November 29, 2023
Longest word
expounded
9 letters
Top scorer
expounded
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
4.9
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
Σ
D
4
4
2
–
–
–
10
E
1
1
–
1
–
1
4
N
6
–
1
–
–
–
7
O
2
1
1
–
–
–
4
P
5
1
2
1
–
–
9
U
4
–
2
–
1
–
7
X
–
1
–
–
–
–
1
Σ
22
8
8
2
1
1
42
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
D
do 9du 1
E
ep 1ex 3
N
ne 1no 6
O
od 1op 2ox 1
P
pe 1po 8
U
ud 1un 4up 2
X
xe 1
All 42 answers
155 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★dodo1
done1
donee5
donned6
dope1
doped5
doxed5
doxx1
doxxed6
dunno5
epode5
expo1
★expoundpangram14
★expoundedpangram16
neon1
nodded6
node1
none1
noon1
nope1
noun1
odeon5
open1
opened6
oxen1
peon1
pond1
pone1
poop1
pooped6
pope1
popped6
pound5
pounded7
udon1
undo1
undone6
unopen6
unopened8
updo1
upon1
xenon5