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Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, November 21, 2021

Longest word
unconvincing
12 letters
Top scorer
unconvincing
19 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
6.3
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
6
5 letters
7
6 letters
6
7 letters
9
8 letters
1
9 letters
3
10 letters
1
11 letters
0
12 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
11
12
Σ
C
1
2
2
3
2
1
11
G
2
1
1
3
7
I
1
2
2
1
6
N
2
1
3
O
1
1
2
U
1
1
1
3
V
2
2
Σ
6
7
6
9
1
3
1
0
1
34

Two-letter pairs

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

C
co 9cu 2
G
gi 2go 4gu 1
I
ic 3in 2io 1
N
no 3
O
on 2
U
un 3
V
vo 2

All 34 answers

204 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
cocoon6
cocooning9
coin1
coining7
conic5
conning7
conniving9
convincing10
cooing6
cuing5
cunning7
ginning7
giving6
going5
gong1
goon1
gouging7
gunning7
icing5
icon1
iconic6
inning6
invoicing9
ionic5
noggin6
noon1
noun1
ongoing7
onion5
unconvincingpangram19
ungiving8
union5
voguing7
voicing7
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