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Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, November 22, 2020

Longest word
cacophony
9 letters
Top scorer
cacophony
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
6
5 letters
11
6 letters
8
7 letters
0
8 letters
0
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
A
2
1
1
4
C
2
2
4
1
9
H
1
2
3
N
1
1
P
1
3
2
6
Y
2
1
3
Σ
6
11
8
0
0
1
26

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ac 1ah 1an 2
C
ca 4ch 2co 2cy 1
H
ha 1ho 1hy 1
N
na 1
P
pa 3ph 1po 2
Y
ya 2yo 1

All 26 answers

125 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
achy1
ahoy1
annoy5
anyhoo6
cacophonypangram16
canny5
canopy6
canyon6
chancy6
choppy6
copay5
copy1
cyan1
happy5
hoppy5
hypo1
nanny5
papacy6
papaya6
pappy5
phony5
pony1
poppy5
yahoo5
yappy5
yoohoo6
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