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Spelling Bee answers · Friday, November 12, 2021

Longest word
amorally
8 letters
Top scorer
majorly
14 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.5
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
4
5 letters
15
6 letters
3
7 letters
6
8 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
Σ
A
3
3
2
1
9
J
1
1
L
3
1
4
M
1
5
4
10
O
1
1
R
3
1
4
Σ
4
15
3
6
1
29

Two-letter pairs

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

A
al 3am 2ar 4
J
jo 1
L
lo 4
M
ma 6mo 4
O
or 1
R
ra 1ro 3

All 29 answers

154 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
allay5
alloy5
ally1
amorally8
amyl1
armory6
army1
array5
arroyo6
jolly5
loamy5
lorry5
loyal5
loyally7
majorlypangram14
mammary7
marry5
mayo1
mayor5
mayoral7
molly5
mommy5
morally7
moray5
orally6
rally5
roomy5
royal5
royally7
Blurred so you can’t peek by accident.