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Spelling Bee answers · Monday, November 20, 2023

Longest word
highchair
9 letters
Top scorer
graphic
14 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.0
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
18
5 letters
8
6 letters
3
7 letters
3
8 letters
0
9 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
9
Σ
A
4
1
1
1
7
C
7
5
12
G
1
1
1
1
4
H
2
1
3
P
3
1
1
1
1
7
R
1
1
Σ
18
8
3
3
0
2
34

Two-letter pairs

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

A
aa 1ac 2ag 1ar 3
C
ca 2ch 6ci 2cr 2
G
ga 1gr 3
H
ha 2hi 1
P
pa 5pi 1pr 1
R
ra 1

All 34 answers

122 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
aargh5
acacia6
acai1
agar1
arch1
archaic7
aria1
carp1
carpi5
chai1
chair5
chap1
char1
chia1
chica5
cigar5
circa5
crag1
crap1
gaga1
graph5
graphicpangram14
grappa6
hair1
harp1
highchair9
pair1
papa1
paragraph9
parch5
pariah6
pica1
priapic7
raga1
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