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Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, November 23, 2022

Longest word
namecheck
9 letters
Top scorer
namecheck
16 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
4.9
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
13
5 letters
5
6 letters
1
7 letters
0
8 letters
2
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
3
3
C
1
1
E
2
2
H
1
2
3
M
7
3
1
11
N
1
1
2
Σ
13
5
1
0
2
1
22

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ac 1ah 1am 1
C
ca 1
E
em 1en 1
H
he 3
M
ma 6me 5
N
na 2

All 22 answers

76 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
acme1
ahem1
amen1
came1
emcee5
enema5
heme1
henchman8
henchmen8
mace1
make1
mama1
mamma5
mane1
manna5
mean1
mecca5
meek1
meme1
menace6
name1
namecheckpangram16
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