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Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, November 11, 2021

Longest word
locomotion
10 letters
Top scorer
locomotion
17 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.

4 letters
14
5 letters
5
6 letters
6
7 letters
2
8 letters
0
9 letters
2
10 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
Σ
C
–
1
2
–
–
1
–
4
L
3
1
–
–
–
–
1
5
M
10
3
2
2
–
1
–
18
N
–
–
1
–
–
–
–
1
O
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
T
–
–
1
–
–
–
–
1
Σ
14
5
6
2
0
2
1
30

Two-letter pairs

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

C
co 4
L
li 3lo 2
M
mi 8mo 10
N
no 1
O
om 1
T
to 1

All 30 answers

124 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
comic5
commit6
common6
commotion9
limit5
limn1
limo1
★locomotionpangram17
loom1
mill1
million7
mimic5
mini1
minim5
minion6
mint1
mitt1
moil1
moll1
molt1
mono1
monotonic9
moon1
moonlit7
moot1
motion6
motto5
noncom6
omit1
tomtit6
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