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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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