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Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, November 2, 2023

Longest word
callaloo
8 letters
Top scorer
cocktail
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts 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
31
5 letters
15
6 letters
4
7 letters
2
8 letters
6

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
1
3
4
C
12
7
3
4
26
I
1
1
K
3
1
4
L
6
2
8
O
1
1
2
T
7
1
1
2
2
13
Σ
31
15
4
2
6
58

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ai 1al 2at 1
C
ca 3ci 1cl 4co 18
I
io 1
K
ki 1ko 3
L
lo 8
O
oc 1ol 1
T
ta 3ti 1to 9

All 58 answers

199 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
aioli5
allot5
alto1
atoll5
cacao5
calico6
callaloo8
ciao1
cloaca6
cloak5
clock5
clot1
coal1
coat1
coati5
coattail8
coca1
cocci5
cock1
cockatoo8
cocktailpangram15
cocoa5
coil1
coital6
cola1
colic5
colt1
cook1
cool1
coot1
iota1
kilo1
koala5
kola1
kook1
local5
loci1
lock1
loco1
loll1
look1
loot1
lotto5
octal5
olio1
taco1
tailcoat8
tattoo6
ticktock8
toccata7
tock1
toil1
toll1
took1
tool1
toolkit7
toot1
total5
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