Mon, Nov 9

Spelling Bee Hint & Answer

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1Today's lettersThe hive1Today's lettersACEPJKL

Center letter is P.

2Word lengthsGrid by first letter2Word lengths

A: 2×5-letter, 3×6-letter, 1×8-letter, 1×9-letter
C: 2×4-letter
E: 1×4-letter
J: 2×4-letter
K: 2×4-letter, 1×5-letter
L: 1×4-letter, 1×5-letter
P: 14×4-letter, 3×5-letter, 3×6-letter

3Two-letter startsWhere words begin3Two-letter starts

AL…- 1 word
AP…- 6 words
CA…- 1 word
CL…- 1 word
EP…- 1 word
JA…- 1 word
JE…- 1 word
KA…- 1 word
KE…- 2 words
LA…- 1 word
LE…- 1 word
PA…- 10 words
PE…- 8 words
PL…- 2 words

AThe answerPress and hold to flipKeep holding…

The answer

P + A C E J K L

applejack, alpaca, apace, appall, appeal, appellee, apple, cape, clap, epee, jape, jeep, kappa, keep, kelp, lapel, leap, pace, pack, paella, palace, palapa, pale, pall, palp, papa, papal, peace, peak, peal, peck, peek, peel, peep, peke, place, plea

37 words · 1 pangram (bold)

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About today's Spelling Bee

Spelling Bee is a daily word-forming game from The New York Times.

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