NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Friday, November 5, 2021
Longest word
excavated
9 letters
Top scorer
excavated
16 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.8
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
1
1
1
2
–
–
5
C
3
3
1
–
–
–
7
D
1
–
2
–
1
–
4
E
1
1
2
1
2
1
8
T
1
1
–
–
–
–
2
V
–
–
1
1
–
–
2
Σ
7
6
7
4
3
1
28
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ac 5
C
ca 5ce 2
D
da 1de 3
E
ex 8
T
ta 2
V
va 2
All 28 answers
147 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★accede6
acceded7
aced1
acetate7
acted5
cadet5
cava1
cave1
caveat6
caved5
cede1
ceded5
dace1
decade6
detect6
detected8
exact5
exacta6
exacted7
excavate8
★excavatedpangram16
exceed6
exceeded8
exec1
tacet5
tact1
vacate6
vacated7