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Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, November 9, 2023

Longest word
luncheon
8 letters
Top scorer
luncheon
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.2
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
9
5 letters
5
6 letters
4
7 letters
2
8 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
Σ
C
2
1
1
1
5
E
1
1
H
1
1
2
L
3
1
1
1
6
N
2
1
3
O
1
1
2
U
1
1
1
3
Σ
9
5
4
2
2
22

Two-letter pairs

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

C
ce 1cl 1co 2cu 1
E
eu 1
H
hu 2
L
lo 1lu 5
N
no 1nu 2
O
ou 2
U
un 3

All 22 answers

95 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
cellule7
clue1
couch5
coulee6
cull1
eunuch6
hull1
hunch5
louche6
lull1
lulu1
lunch5
luncheonpangram15
lune1
noun1
nucleon7
null1
ouch1
ounce5
uncle5
unclench8
uncool6
Blurred so you can’t peek by accident.