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Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, November 22, 2023

Longest word
nondairy
8 letters
Top scorer
nondairy
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.0
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
18
5 letters
19
6 letters
5
7 letters
3
8 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
Σ
A
1
3
–
2
–
6
D
2
4
–
–
–
6
I
1
1
2
–
–
4
N
7
4
–
1
1
13
O
–
1
2
–
1
4
R
5
6
1
–
–
12
Y
2
–
–
–
–
2
Σ
18
19
5
3
2
47

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ad 1an 5
D
da 2di 2do 1dr 1
I
in 2ir 2
N
na 7ni 1no 5
O
on 2or 2
R
ra 9ri 1ro 2
Y
ya 1yo 1

All 47 answers

194 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
adorn5
andiron7
android7
anion5
annoy5
anon1
dandy5
darn1
dinar5
dino1
donor5
drain5
indoor6
inroad6
iron1
irony5
naan1
nada1
nadir5
naiad5
nana1
nanny5
nary1
ninny5
noir1
★nondairypangram15
noon1
noonday7
nori1
onion5
oniony6
ordain6
★ordinarypangram15
radian6
radon5
rain1
rainy5
rand1
rando5
randy5
rani1
rayon5
rind1
roan1
rondo5
yarn1
yond1
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