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Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, November 30, 2021

Longest word
hotdogging
10 letters
Top scorer
hotdogging
17 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.8
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
9
5 letters
8
6 letters
4
7 letters
10
8 letters
1
9 letters
1
10 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
10
Σ
D
1
1
–
–
–
–
–
2
G
1
–
–
1
–
1
–
3
H
5
–
4
6
–
–
1
16
N
1
2
–
1
–
–
–
4
T
1
5
–
2
1
–
–
9
Σ
9
8
4
10
1
1
1
34

Two-letter pairs

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

D
dh 1do 1
G
go 3
H
hi 7ho 9
N
ni 3no 1
T
th 5ti 2to 2

All 34 answers

184 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
dhoti5
doth1
godhood7
★goodnightpangram16
goth1
hiding6
high1
hind1
hinging7
hint1
hinting7
hitting7
hogging7
honing6
hood1
hooding7
hoodoo6
hoot1
hooting7
hotdog6
★hotdoggingpangram17
nigh1
night5
ninth5
nothing7
thigh5
thin1
thing5
thinning8
thong5
tight5
tithing7
tonight7
tooth5
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