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Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, November 2, 2022

Longest word
didactic
8 letters
Top scorer
wildcat
14 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.5
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
8
5 letters
9
6 letters
9
7 letters
4
8 letters
2

The hints grid

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

4
5
6
7
8
Σ
A
2
1
3
6
C
3
3
1
2
9
D
1
1
1
3
I
1
1
1
3
L
1
2
2
5
T
2
1
1
1
5
W
1
1
Σ
8
9
9
4
2
32

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ac 4ad 1at 1
C
ca 5ci 2cl 2
D
di 3
I
il 2it 1
L
la 3li 2
T
ta 5
W
wi 1

All 32 answers

158 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
acacia6
acai1
acid1
acidic6
addict6
attic5
cacti5
call1
calla5
catcall7
cattail7
cicada6
cilia5
clad1
claw1
dicta5
didact6
didactic8
iliac5
illicit7
italic6
lactic6
laic1
laical6
licit5
lilac5
tacit5
tact1
tactic6
tactical8
talc1
wildcatpangram14
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