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Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, November 8, 2023

Longest word
biblically
10 letters
Top scorer
celibacy
15 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.9
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
8
5 letters
13
6 letters
11
7 letters
4
8 letters
6
9 letters
0
10 letters
2

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
1
2
1
1
–
–
–
5
B
3
4
1
2
4
–
1
15
C
–
2
4
–
2
–
1
9
I
1
2
1
–
–
–
–
4
L
3
3
4
1
–
–
–
11
Σ
8
13
11
4
6
0
2
44

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ab 1ac 3al 1
B
ba 3be 1bi 11
C
ca 1ce 3ci 2cy 3
I
ic 2il 2
L
la 5li 6

All 44 answers

242 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
abaci5
acacia6
acai1
acyclic7
alibi5
bacilli7
bail1
bailee6
belie5
bialy5
bible5
biblical8
biblically10
bicycle7
bicyclic8
bilabial8
bile1
bill1
billable8
billy5
cabbie6
celiac6
★celibacypangram15
celli5
cicely6
cilia5
cyclic6
cyclical8
cyclically10
icicle6
icily5
iliac5
illy1
labia5
labial6
labile6
laic1
laical6
liable6
libel5
libelee7
lice1
lilac5
lily1
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