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Spelling Bee answers · Monday, November 1, 2021

Longest word
condonation
11 letters
Top scorer
condonation
18 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
6.2
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
8
5 letters
8
6 letters
8
7 letters
4
8 letters
5
9 letters
3
10 letters
1
11 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
10
11
Σ
A
1
2
1
2
1
7
C
1
3
2
1
1
8
D
4
2
2
1
3
1
13
I
1
2
2
1
6
N
1
1
2
O
1
1
T
1
1
Σ
8
8
8
4
5
3
1
1
38

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ac 2ad 3an 2
C
ca 2ci 1co 5
D
da 1di 9do 3
I
id 2in 4
N
na 2
O
oc 1
T
to 1

All 38 answers

247 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
acid1
acidic6
addict6
addictionpangram16
addition8
anaconda8
antacid7
candid6
canid5
cicada6
coda1
codon5
condition9
condo5
condonationpangram18
data1
diatonicpangram15
dicta5
dictationpangram16
diction7
didact6
didactic8
dino1
dint1
ditto5
dodo1
donation8
doodad6
idiot5
idiotic7
indica6
indicationpangram17
indicia7
indict6
nada1
naiad5
octad5
toad1
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