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Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, November 18, 2021

Longest word
bumblebee
9 letters
Top scorer
humbled
14 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.8
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
7
5 letters
5
6 letters
13
7 letters
4
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
B
5
2
7
2
1
1
18
D
1
2
1
4
E
2
1
1
4
H
2
1
3
L
1
1
2
M
1
1
2
Σ
7
5
13
4
3
1
33

Two-letter pairs

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

B
be 5bl 4bu 9
D
du 4
E
eb 1em 3
H
hu 3
L
lu 2
M
mu 2

All 33 answers

178 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
bedded6
beheld6
bell1
belle5
belled6
bled1
bleed5
blue1
bluebell8
bubble6
bubbled7
budded6
bulb1
bull1
bumble6
bumblebee9
bumbled7
bummed6
dubbed6
dumb1
dumbbell8
dumbed6
ebbed5
embed5
embedded8
emblem6
hubbub6
humble6
humbledpangram14
lube1
lubed5
mumble6
mumbled7
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