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Spelling Bee answers · Monday, November 22, 2021

Longest word
concoction
10 letters
Top scorer
function
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.6
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
12
5 letters
12
6 letters
9
7 letters
5
8 letters
1
9 letters
1
10 letters
2

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
C
1
2
4
2
1
10
F
1
2
1
1
1
6
I
3
1
2
1
7
N
2
1
1
4
O
1
1
2
T
2
3
1
6
U
2
3
1
1
7
Σ
12
12
9
5
1
1
2
42

Two-letter pairs

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

C
co 10
F
fi 2fo 2fu 2
I
ic 2in 4io 1
N
no 4
O
on 2
T
ti 2to 2tu 2
U
un 7

All 42 answers

205 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
coconut7
cocoon6
coffin6
coin1
concoct7
concoction10
confit6
conic5
cotton6
count5
fiction7
finito6
font1
fount5
functionpangram15
futon5
icon1
iconic6
info1
into1
intuit6
intuition9
ionic5
nonfiction10
noon1
notion6
noun1
onion5
onto1
tinct5
tint1
tonic5
toon1
tuition7
tunic5
unction7
uncuff6
uncut5
unfit5
union5
unit1
unto1
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