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Spelling Bee answers · Friday, November 18, 2022

Longest word
cornily
7 letters
Top scorer
cornily
14 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
4.9
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
9
5 letters
10
6 letters
2
7 letters
2

The hints grid

How many words of each length start with each letter — the classic Bee cheat sheet.

4
5
6
7
Σ
C
3
6
2
11
I
1
1
1
3
L
2
2
N
2
2
R
3
1
1
5
Σ
9
10
2
2
23

Two-letter pairs

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

C
ci 1co 5cr 5
I
ir 3
L
lo 1ly 1
N
no 2
R
ri 2ro 3

All 23 answers

92 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
cirri5
coir1
color5
corn1
cornilypangram14
corny5
croc1
croci5
crony5
croon5
cryonic7
iron1
ironic6
irony5
lorry5
lyric5
noir1
nori1
ricin5
rill1
rococo6
roil1
roll1
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