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Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, November 9, 2022

Longest word
appealable
10 letters
Top scorer
placebo
14 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.1
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
29
5 letters
13
6 letters
9
7 letters
3
8 letters
3
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
A
2
3
1
1
1
8
B
1
3
4
C
6
1
7
E
1
1
2
L
3
1
1
5
O
1
1
P
17
6
5
1
2
1
32
Σ
29
13
9
3
3
1
1
59

Two-letter pairs

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

A
al 2ap 6
B
be 2bl 2
C
ca 3cl 2co 2
E
el 1ep 1
L
la 1le 1lo 3
O
op 1
P
pa 11pe 8pl 6po 7

All 59 answers

219 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
alcopop7
alpaca6
apace5
appall6
appeal6
appealable10
appellee8
apple5
bebop5
beep1
bleep5
bloop5
capable7
cape1
capo1
clap1
clop1
coop1
cope1
elope5
epee1
lapel5
leap1
lollop6
loop1
lope1
opal1
pace1
paella6
palace6
palapa6
pale1
paleo5
pall1
palp1
palpable8
papa1
papal5
peace5
peaceable9
peal1
pebble6
peel1
peelable8
peep1
people6
place5
placebopangram14
plea1
pleb1
plebe5
plop1
pole1
poll1
polo1
pool1
poop1
pope1
poppa5
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