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Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, November 23, 2023

Longest word
incapacitate
12 letters
Top scorer
incapacitate
19 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
6.2
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
13
5 letters
15
6 letters
21
7 letters
12
8 letters
4
9 letters
3
10 letters
4
11 letters
1
12 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
11
12
Σ
A
2
3
5
2
3
15
C
5
2
5
4
1
1
18
E
1
1
1
1
4
I
4
1
1
1
7
N
1
1
1
3
P
3
5
3
4
3
1
19
T
1
3
2
1
1
8
Σ
13
15
21
12
4
3
4
1
1
74

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ac 8an 4ap 2at 1
C
ca 15ce 2ci 1
E
en 2ep 2
I
in 6ip 1
N
ni 3
P
pa 6pe 7pi 6
T
ta 6ti 2

All 74 answers

462 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
acacia6
acai1
accent6
accept6
acceptance10
acetate7
acetic6
acne1
ancient7
antic5
anticipant10
anticipatepangram17
apace5
apiece6
attic5
cacti5
canape6
cancan6
cane1
canine6
canna5
cant1
cantata7
canteen7
cantina7
capacitancepangram18
cape1
captain7
catnap6
catnip6
cent1
cetacean8
cite1
enact5
entice6
epic1
epicene7
incant6
incapacitatepangram19
incipience10
incipient9
incite6
intact6
ipecac6
niacin6
nice1
niece5
pace1
pact1
panacea7
pancetta8
panic5
patiencepangram15
peace5
pecan5
pectin6
penance7
pence5
penitence9
peptic6
pica1
picantepangram14
piccata7
picnic6
piece5
pittancepangram15
tacet5
tacit5
tact1
tactic6
tactician9
tannic6
tinct5
titanic7
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