NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, November 3, 2024
Longest word
portrayal
9 letters
Top scorer
portrayal
16 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.3
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
A
2
7
2
–
–
–
11
L
3
4
2
2
–
–
11
O
2
–
1
–
–
–
3
P
10
5
12
3
–
1
31
R
1
2
2
3
–
–
8
T
3
3
1
2
–
–
9
Σ
21
21
20
10
0
1
73
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
al 6ao 1ap 3at 1
L
la 1lo 10
O
op 1or 2
P
pa 16pl 5po 10
R
ra 3ro 5
T
ta 3to 4tr 2
All 73 answers
332 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★allay5
allot5
alloy5
ally1
altar5
alto1
aortal6
appall6
apply5
aptly5
atoll5
laptop6
loll1
lollop6
loop1
loopy5
loot1
lorry5
lotto5
loyal5
loyally7
loyalty7
opal1
oral1
orally6
palapa6
palatal7
pall1
pallor6
palp1
paltry6
papal5
papally7
parlay6
parlor6
parol5
partly6
patly5
patrol6
payola6
payroll7
plat1
play1
plop1
plot1
ploy1
polar5
poll1
polo1
polyp5
pool1
poorly6
poplar6
portal6
portly6
★portrayalpangram16
rally5
raptly6
rattly6
roll1
rolltop7
royal5
royally7
royalty7
tall1
tally5
tartly6
toll1
tool1
total5
totally7
troll5
trollop7