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NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive

Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, November 6, 2024

Longest word
jellybean
9 letters
Top scorer
jellybean
16 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.1
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
14
5 letters
10
6 letters
8
7 letters
2
8 letters
1
9 letters
1

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
4
3
3
–
–
–
10
B
4
5
3
1
1
–
14
E
2
–
1
1
–
–
4
J
1
1
–
–
–
1
3
L
2
1
1
–
–
–
4
Y
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
Σ
14
10
8
2
1
1
36

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ab 2al 4an 4
B
ba 7be 5bl 2
E
ee 1el 1en 1ey 1
J
je 3
L
la 2le 2
Y
ye 1

All 36 answers

150 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
able1
ably1
allay5
allele6
alley5
ally1
anal1
anally6
annal5
anneal6
babble6
babel5
bale1
baleen6
ball1
banal5
banally7
beanball8
belay5
bell1
belle5
belly5
blab1
blabby6
eely1
elan1
enable6
eyeball7
jell1
jelly5
★jellybeanpangram16
label5
lane1
lean1
leanly6
yell1
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