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Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, November 17, 2021

Longest word
dillydally
10 letters
Top scorer
handily
14 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.1
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
13
5 letters
9
6 letters
4
7 letters
3
8 letters
0
9 letters
0
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
D
2
2
2
2
1
9
H
4
2
1
7
I
3
2
2
7
L
3
1
4
N
1
2
3
Σ
13
9
4
3
0
0
1
30

Two-letter pairs

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

D
da 4di 5
H
ha 2hi 5
I
id 3il 1in 3
L
la 3li 1
N
na 2ni 1

All 30 answers

120 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
dahlia6
daily5
dandily7
daylily7
dial1
diddly6
dill1
dilly5
dillydally10
hail1
handilypangram14
hill1
hilly5
hind1
hinny5
hiya1
idly1
idyl1
idyll5
illy1
inlaid6
inland6
inlay5
laid1
lain1
lanai5
lily1
naiad5
nail1
ninny5
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