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Spelling Bee answers · Monday, November 15, 2021

Longest word
carbonara
9 letters
Top scorer
cornball
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts 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
17
5 letters
13
6 letters
9
7 letters
5
8 letters
3
9 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
Σ
A
1
2
1
4
B
6
3
1
1
11
C
4
6
5
3
1
1
20
L
1
1
N
1
1
2
O
2
2
R
3
2
2
1
8
Σ
17
13
9
5
3
1
48

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ac 1ar 3
B
ba 4bo 4br 3
C
ca 6co 11cr 3
L
la 1
N
na 2
O
or 2
R
ra 2ro 6

All 48 answers

211 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
acorn5
arbor5
arcana6
arco1
barb1
barbacoa8
barn1
baron5
boar1
boor1
born1
boron5
bran1
bronc5
bronco6
carb1
carbon6
carbonara9
carnal6
carob5
carol5
cobra5
collar6
color5
coral5
corn1
cornballpangram15
corncob7
corolla7
corona6
coronal7
corral6
crab1
croc1
croon5
labor5
narc1
narco5
oral1
orca1
raccoon7
rancor6
roan1
roar1
robocall8
rococo6
roll1
rollbar7
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