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Spelling Bee answers · Monday, November 13, 2023

Longest word
groggily
8 letters
Top scorer
glorify
14 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.0
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
17
5 letters
11
6 letters
6
7 letters
4
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
F
4
5
1
1
–
11
G
3
4
5
2
1
15
I
1
1
–
–
–
2
L
4
1
–
1
–
6
O
2
–
–
–
–
2
R
3
–
–
–
–
3
Σ
17
11
6
4
1
39

Two-letter pairs

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

F
fi 2fl 2fo 5fr 2
G
gi 5gl 2go 6gr 2
I
ig 1il 1
L
li 1lo 5
O
oi 1ol 1
R
ri 1ro 2

All 39 answers

151 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
fill1
filly5
flog1
floor5
foggily7
foil1
folio5
folly5
fool1
frill5
frilly6
giggly6
gigolo6
gill1
girl1
girly5
★glorifypangram14
glory5
goggly6
golf1
golly5
goofily7
googly6
googol6
grill5
groggily8
igloo5
illy1
lily1
logo1
logroll7
logy1
loll1
lorry5
oily1
olio1
rill1
roil1
roll1
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