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Spelling Bee answers · Monday, November 27, 2023

Longest word
handicap
8 letters
Top scorer
handicap
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
14
5 letters
11
6 letters
8
7 letters
1
8 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
Σ
A
2
2
2
6
C
4
5
3
12
D
1
1
H
1
1
2
I
1
1
2
N
3
1
1
5
P
4
2
1
7
Σ
14
11
8
1
1
35

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ac 4ap 2
C
ca 4ch 7ci 1
D
da 1
H
ha 2
I
in 2
N
na 4ni 1
P
pa 6pi 1

All 35 answers

139 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
acacia6
acai1
acid1
acidic6
aphid5
apian5
cancan6
candid6
canid5
canna5
chad1
chai1
chain5
chap1
chia1
chica5
china5
cicada6
dacha5
hand1
handicappangram15
indica6
indicia7
naan1
nada1
naiad5
nana1
niacin6
paid1
pain1
panda5
panic5
panini6
papa1
pica1
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