NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Monday, November 7, 2022
Longest word
excavated
9 letters
Top scorer
excavated
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
2
1
2
–
–
7
C
2
2
1
–
–
–
5
D
4
1
1
–
–
–
6
E
1
2
2
1
1
1
8
T
3
2
1
–
–
–
6
V
–
1
2
1
–
–
4
Σ
12
10
8
4
1
1
36
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ac 5ad 1ax 1
C
ca 5
D
da 4de 2
E
ea 1ev 2ex 5
T
ta 5te 1
V
va 4
All 36 answers
162 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★accede6
acceded7
aced1
acetate7
acted5
added5
axed1
cadet5
cava1
cave1
caveat6
caved5
dace1
data1
date1
dated5
dead1
decade6
eave1
evade5
evaded6
exact5
exacta6
exacted7
excavate8
★excavatedpangram16
tacet5
tact1
tatted6
taxa1
taxed5
teat1
vacate6
vacated7
vaxed5
vaxxed6