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Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, November 19, 2023

Longest word
coincidence
11 letters
Top scorer
obedience
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.9
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
11
5 letters
15
6 letters
11
7 letters
9
8 letters
4
9 letters
4
10 letters
0
11 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
11
Σ
B
2
2
1
5
C
5
8
3
3
4
1
1
25
D
2
2
3
3
10
E
1
2
3
I
2
1
1
2
6
N
1
2
1
4
O
1
1
2
Σ
11
15
11
9
4
4
0
1
55

Two-letter pairs

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

B
bi 2bo 3
C
ce 2co 23
D
de 8di 2
E
ec 1en 2
I
ic 3in 2io 1
N
ne 1ni 2no 1
O
ob 1on 1

All 55 answers

301 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
biocide7
bionic6
bocce5
bocci5
bodice6
cede1
ceded5
cocci5
cocoon6
cocooned8
code1
coded5
codeine7
codon5
coed1
coin1
coincide8
coincided9
coincidence11
coined6
concede7
conceded8
condo5
condone7
condoned8
cone1
coned5
conic5
conned6
cooed5
decide6
decided7
deco1
decode6
decoded7
deice5
deiced6
deicide7
dice1
diced5
ecocide7
encode6
encoded7
iced1
icon1
iconic6
incidence9
innocence9
ionic5
neocon6
nice1
niece5
nonce5
obediencepangram16
once1
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