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Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, November 29, 2022

Longest word
imminence
9 letters
Top scorer
ambiance
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.5
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
11
5 letters
9
6 letters
16
7 letters
2
8 letters
3
9 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
Σ
A
3
1
3
2
9
B
1
1
2
C
3
2
6
11
E
1
1
2
I
3
1
4
M
3
4
2
2
11
N
1
1
1
3
Σ
11
9
16
2
3
1
42

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ab 1ac 4am 3an 1
B
ba 1be 1
C
ca 10ci 1
E
em 2
I
ia 1ic 2im 1
M
ma 3me 2mi 6
N
ni 3

All 42 answers

213 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
abaci5
acacia6
acai1
acme1
acne1
ambiancepangram15
ambiencepangram15
amebic6
anemic6
banc1
became6
cabana6
cabbie6
cabin5
caiman6
came1
cami1
cancan6
cane1
canine6
canna5
cinema6
emcee5
eminence8
iambic6
iceman6
icemen6
imminence9
mace1
maniac6
manic5
mecca5
menace6
mica1
mice1
mimic5
mince5
minicab7
minicam7
niacin6
nice1
niece5
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