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Spelling Bee answers · Monday, November 29, 2021

Longest word
annotation
10 letters
Top scorer
motivation
17 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
6.4
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
11
7 letters
4
8 letters
3
9 letters
2
10 letters
8

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
A
2
2
1
1
1
1
8
I
2
1
5
8
M
4
2
1
1
1
9
N
3
1
1
5
O
2
2
4
T
3
2
5
10
V
1
1
2
Σ
13
5
11
4
3
2
8
46

Two-letter pairs

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

A
an 4at 3av 1
I
im 1in 6io 1
M
ma 2mi 2mo 5
N
na 2no 3
O
om 1on 1ot 1ov 1
T
ta 4ti 2to 4
V
vi 1vo 1

All 46 answers

261 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
animation9
annotation10
anoint6
anti1
atom1
attain6
attaint7
aviation8
imitation9
initiation10
innovation10
intimation10
into1
intonation10
invitation10
iota1
maintain8
manta5
mint1
mitt1
moat1
moot1
motion6
motivationpangram17
motto5
natant6
nation6
nomination10
notation8
notion6
omit1
onto1
ottoman7
ovation7
taint5
tannin6
tatami6
tattoo6
tint1
titan5
tomato6
tomtit6
toon1
toot1
vitamin7
vomit5
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