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Spelling Bee answers · Monday, November 28, 2022

Longest word
excellence
10 letters
Top scorer
excelling
16 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.7
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
11
5 letters
10
6 letters
5
7 letters
5
8 letters
2
9 letters
1
10 letters
2

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
C
1
1
1
3
E
1
2
2
1
1
1
8
G
3
3
1
1
8
I
1
1
1
3
L
3
2
1
1
7
N
3
1
1
1
1
7
Σ
11
10
5
5
2
1
2
36

Two-letter pairs

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

C
ce 3
E
eg 1en 1ex 6
G
ge 5gi 1gl 2
I
ic 1in 2
L
le 2li 5
N
ne 3ni 4

All 36 answers

178 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
ceiling7
cell1
celli5
egging6
engine6
excel5
excellence10
excellingpangram16
exec1
exile5
exiling7
gelee5
gelling7
gene1
genie5
genii5
giggle6
glee1
glen1
icicle6
incline7
innie5
legging7
lenience8
lice1
liege5
lien1
line1
linen5
negligee8
negligence10
nene1
nice1
niece5
niggle6
nine1
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