NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, November 9, 2021
Longest word
arrowroot
9 letters
Top scorer
throwaway
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
1
3
–
1
–
1
6
H
3
1
–
–
–
1
5
O
2
–
1
1
–
–
4
R
1
2
1
2
1
–
7
T
11
7
5
1
1
1
26
W
5
4
1
–
–
1
11
Σ
23
17
8
5
2
4
59
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ao 1ar 3at 2
H
ha 3ho 2
O
oa 2or 2
R
ra 2ro 5
T
ta 7th 8to 6tr 4ty 1
W
wa 3wh 1wo 5wr 2
All 59 answers
250 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★aorta5
arhat5
arrowroot9
arty1
athwart7
attar5
hart1
hath1
hatha5
hoot1
hortatory9
oath1
oaty1
orator6
oratory7
ratatat7
ratty5
root1
rotary6
rotator7
rotatory8
rotor5
taro1
tarot5
tarry5
tart1
tartar6
tattoo6
tatty5
that1
thataway8
thaw1
throat6
throaty7
throw5
★throwawaypangram16
thwart6
toot1
tooth5
toothy6
torah5
toro1
tort1
tray1
trot1
troth5
troy1
tyro1
wart1
warty5
watt1
what1
woot1
worrywart9
wort1
worth5
worthy6
wrath5
wroth5