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Spelling Bee answers · Friday, November 17, 2023

Longest word
netiquette
10 letters
Top scorer
quieting
15 points
Starting letters
4 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
6.7
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
1
5 letters
5
6 letters
2
7 letters
5
8 letters
4
9 letters
1
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
E
1
1
2
N
1
1
Q
1
5
4
4
14
U
1
1
2
Σ
1
5
2
5
4
1
1
19

Two-letter pairs

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

E
eq 1et 1
N
ne 1
Q
qu 14
U
un 2

All 19 answers

131 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
equine6
etiquette9
netiquette10
queen5
queening8
queue5
queueing8
queuing7
quiet5
quieten7
quietingpangram15
quinine7
quint5
quintet7
quit1
quite5
quitting8
unique6
unquiet7
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