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Spelling Bee answers · Monday, November 21, 2022

Longest word
boycotted
9 letters
Top scorer
boycotted
16 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.2
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
19
5 letters
13
6 letters
13
7 letters
2
8 letters
2
9 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
Σ
B
3
3
4
1
11
C
4
3
1
8
D
5
2
5
2
2
16
E
2
1
3
O
2
1
2
5
T
3
3
1
7
Σ
19
13
13
2
2
1
50

Two-letter pairs

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

B
be 2bo 8by 1
C
ce 2co 6
D
de 12do 3dy 1
E
eb 1ed 1ey 1
O
ob 3oc 1oo 1
T
te 2to 5

All 50 answers

208 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
bedded6
beet1
bobbed6
bocce5
bode1
boded5
booed5
booted6
bootee6
boycottedpangram16
byte1
cede1
ceded5
code1
coded5
coed1
cooed5
cote1
coyote6
debt1
deco1
decoct6
decocted8
decode6
decoded7
decoy5
decoyed7
deed1
deeded6
detect6
detected8
dote1
doted5
dotted6
dyed1
ebbed5
eddy1
eyed1
obey1
obeyed6
oboe1
octet5
oocyte6
teddy5
teed1
toed1
tooted6
tote1
toted5
toyed5
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