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Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, November 7, 2023

Longest word
hometown
8 letters
Top scorer
hometown
15 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start 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
19
5 letters
8
6 letters
2
7 letters
1
8 letters
4

The hints grid

How many words of each length start with each letter — the classic Bee cheat sheet.

4
5
6
7
8
Σ
E
–
1
–
–
–
1
H
2
–
–
–
1
3
M
12
4
2
1
1
20
O
1
–
–
–
–
1
T
3
2
–
–
2
7
W
1
1
–
–
–
2
Σ
19
8
2
1
4
34

Two-letter pairs

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

E
em 1
H
he 1ho 2
M
me 8mo 12
O
om 1
T
te 2th 2to 3
W
wh 1wo 1

All 34 answers

124 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
emote5
heme1
home1
★hometownpangram15
meet1
meme1
memento7
memo1
mentee6
meow1
mete1
meth1
moment6
mono1
monotone8
monte5
month5
moon1
moot1
mote1
motet5
moth1
motto5
mown1
omen1
teem1
tenement8
them1
theme5
tome1
totem5
★townhomepangram15
whom1
women5
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