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Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, November 27, 2021

Longest word
indignation
11 letters
Top scorer
indignation
18 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.9
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
11
5 letters
8
6 letters
9
7 letters
9
8 letters
4
9 letters
1
10 letters
0
11 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
Σ
A
–
–
3
–
1
–
–
–
4
D
7
5
4
6
2
–
–
–
24
G
2
1
–
2
–
–
–
–
5
I
–
1
1
–
–
1
–
1
4
N
1
1
–
1
1
–
–
–
4
T
1
–
1
–
–
–
–
–
2
Σ
11
8
9
9
4
1
0
1
43

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ad 3ai 1
D
da 3di 9do 12
G
ga 1go 4
I
id 1in 3
N
na 2no 2
T
ti 1to 1

All 43 answers

234 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
adagio6
adding6
addition8
aiding6
dang1
data1
dating6
digging7
digit5
ding1
dinging7
dingo5
dining6
dino1
dint1
ditto5
dodging7
dodo1
dogging7
doggo5
doing5
★donatingpangram15
donation8
dong1
donning7
doodad6
doting6
dotting7
gadding7
goad1
goading7
gonad5
good1
idiot5
indignant9
★indignationpangram18
indigo6
nada1
naiad5
nodding7
noodging8
tiding6
toad1
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