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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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