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Spelling Bee answers · Monday, November 23, 2020

Longest word
accountant
10 letters
Top scorer
occupant
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.4
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
14
5 letters
8
6 letters
11
7 letters
6
8 letters
1
9 letters
0
10 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
10
Σ
A
2
1
1
4
C
1
4
8
4
17
N
4
1
5
O
1
1
1
3
P
2
1
3
T
2
1
1
4
U
2
3
5
Σ
14
8
11
6
1
0
1
41

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ac 2an 1au 1
C
ca 10co 7
N
na 3no 2
O
oc 2on 1
P
pa 1po 1pu 1
T
ta 1to 2tu 1
U
un 4up 1

All 41 answers

187 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
account7
accountant10
anon1
aunt1
cancan6
canna5
cannon6
cannot6
canon5
cant1
cantata7
canton6
capon5
catnap6
coconut7
cocoon6
concoct7
contact7
cotton6
count5
coupon6
naan1
nana1
natant6
noon1
noun1
occupantpangram15
octant6
onto1
pant1
pontoon7
punt1
taunt5
toon1
toucan6
tuna1
unapt5
uncap5
uncut5
unto1
upon1
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