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Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, November 29, 2023

Longest word
expounded
9 letters
Top scorer
expounded
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
4.9
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
22
5 letters
8
6 letters
8
7 letters
2
8 letters
1
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
D
4
4
2
10
E
1
1
1
1
4
N
6
1
7
O
2
1
1
4
P
5
1
2
1
9
U
4
2
1
7
X
1
1
Σ
22
8
8
2
1
1
42

Two-letter pairs

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

D
do 9du 1
E
ep 1ex 3
N
ne 1no 6
O
od 1op 2ox 1
P
pe 1po 8
U
ud 1un 4up 2
X
xe 1

All 42 answers

155 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
dodo1
done1
donee5
donned6
dope1
doped5
doxed5
doxx1
doxxed6
dunno5
epode5
expo1
expoundpangram14
expoundedpangram16
neon1
nodded6
node1
none1
noon1
nope1
noun1
odeon5
open1
opened6
oxen1
peon1
pond1
pone1
poop1
pooped6
pope1
popped6
pound5
pounded7
udon1
undo1
undone6
unopen6
unopened8
updo1
upon1
xenon5
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