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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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