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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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