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Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, November 20, 2024

Longest word
microcrack
10 letters
Top scorer
microcrack
17 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start 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
18
5 letters
15
6 letters
5
7 letters
2
8 letters
0
9 letters
0
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
A
2
2
4
C
4
9
1
14
K
2
1
3
M
3
2
2
1
1
9
O
2
2
R
7
2
9
Σ
18
15
5
2
0
0
1
41

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ar 4
C
ca 2ci 2co 2cr 8
K
ka 2ko 1
M
ma 4mi 3mo 2
O
ok 1or 1
R
ra 1ri 1ro 7

All 41 answers

154 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
arco1
aria1
armor5
aroma5
carioca7
carom5
circa5
cirri5
coir1
cork1
crack5
cram1
crick5
croak5
croc1
croci5
crock5
crook5
karma5
karmic6
korma5
macro5
maraca6
mark1
marm1
micro5
microcrackpangram17
mirror6
moor1
morocco7
okra1
orca1
rack1
rick1
roam1
roar1
rock1
rococo6
romcom6
rook1
room1
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