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Spelling Bee answers · Monday, November 2, 2020

Longest word
concoction
10 letters
Top scorer
continuum
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.6
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
15
5 letters
8
6 letters
8
7 letters
4
8 letters
1
9 letters
4
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
C
1
1
3
2
2
1
10
I
1
1
1
3
M
4
2
2
1
1
10
N
1
1
O
2
2
T
5
4
1
1
11
U
2
1
1
4
Σ
15
8
8
4
1
4
1
41

Two-letter pairs

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

C
co 9cu 1
I
in 3
M
mi 2mo 5mu 3
N
no 1
O
om 1on 1
T
ti 2to 5tu 4
U
un 4

All 41 answers

192 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
coconut7
commit6
commotion9
concoct7
concoction10
continuumpangram16
coot1
cotton6
count5
cutout6
into1
intuit6
intuition9
mint1
mitt1
monotonic9
moot1
motion6
motto5
mount5
munition8
mutt1
mutton6
notion6
omit1
onto1
tinct5
tint1
tomtit6
tonic5
toon1
toot1
tout1
tuition7
tunic5
tutti5
tutu1
unction7
uncut5
unit1
unto1
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