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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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