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Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, November 18, 2023

Longest word
appealable
10 letters
Top scorer
packable
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts 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
32
5 letters
14
6 letters
7
7 letters
1
8 letters
6
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
A
1
2
2
1
1
7
B
7
4
1
12
C
3
2
1
1
1
8
E
1
1
K
4
1
1
6
L
5
2
7
P
11
3
3
3
1
21
Σ
32
14
7
1
6
1
1
62

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ab 1al 1ap 5
B
ba 5be 5bl 2
C
ca 6ce 2
E
ep 1
K
ka 1ke 5
L
la 4le 3
P
pa 6pe 11pl 4

All 62 answers

225 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
able1
allele6
apace5
appeal6
appealable10
appellee8
apple5
babble6
babe1
babel5
bake1
bale1
beak1
beck1
beep1
bell1
belle5
bleak5
bleep5
cable5
cackle6
cake1
callable8
capable7
cape1
celeb5
cell1
epee1
kale1
kebab5
keel1
keep1
keepable8
kelp1
label5
lace1
lake1
lapel5
leak1
leap1
leek1
pace1
packablepangram15
paella6
palace6
pale1
palpable8
peace5
peaceable9
peak1
peal1
pebble6
peck1
peek1
peel1
peelable8
peep1
peke1
place5
plea1
pleb1
plebe5
Blurred so you can’t peek by accident.