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Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, August 29, 2020

Longest word
tenacity
8 letters
Top scorer
tenacity
15 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.3
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
5
5 letters
12
6 letters
3
7 letters
3
8 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
Σ
C
2
3
–
1
–
6
E
–
–
1
–
–
1
I
1
–
–
1
–
2
N
–
4
2
–
–
6
T
1
3
–
1
1
6
Y
1
2
–
–
–
3
Σ
5
12
3
3
1
24

Two-letter pairs

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

C
ca 3ci 1cy 2
E
en 1
I
in 1it 1
N
na 2ne 1ni 3
T
ta 1te 3ti 2
Y
ye 3

All 24 answers

119 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
canny5
catty5
cayenne7
city1
cyan1
cynic5
entity6
inanity7
itty1
nanny5
natty5
netty5
nicety6
ninety6
ninny5
tatty5
teeny5
★tenacitypangram15
tenancy7
tinny5
tiny1
yenta5
yente5
yeti1
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