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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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