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Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, August 26, 2020

Longest word
talkative
9 letters
Top scorer
talkative
16 points
Starting letters
4 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
4.9
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
13
5 letters
4
6 letters
3
7 letters
0
8 letters
0
9 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
Σ
A
1
1
2
K
5
1
1
7
L
4
1
5
T
4
1
1
2
8
Σ
13
4
3
0
0
2
22

Two-letter pairs

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

A
al 2
K
ka 1ke 2ki 3kv 1
L
la 2le 2li 1
T
ta 4te 2ti 2

All 22 answers

76 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
alike5
alkali6
kale1
keel1
kettle6
kill1
kilt1
kite1
kvell5
lake1
latke5
leak1
leek1
like1
take1
talk1
talkativepangram16
talkie6
teak1
teakettle9
tiki1
tikka5
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