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Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, December 1, 2020

Longest word
immobility
10 letters
Top scorer
immobility
17 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.0
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
18
5 letters
4
6 letters
4
7 letters
0
8 letters
3
9 letters
0
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
B
3
1
2
–
–
–
–
6
I
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
2
L
2
2
–
–
1
–
–
5
M
3
1
–
–
2
–
–
6
O
2
–
–
–
–
–
–
2
T
7
–
2
–
–
–
–
9
Σ
18
4
4
0
3
0
1
30

Two-letter pairs

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

B
bl 2bo 4
I
im 1it 1
L
li 2lo 3
M
mi 1mo 5
O
ob 1om 1
T
ti 2to 7

All 30 answers

110 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
blot1
blotto6
bolt1
boot1
booty5
bottom6
★immobilitypangram17
itty1
lilt1
limit5
lobotomy8
loot1
lotto5
mitt1
★mobilitypangram15
molt1
moot1
motility8
motto5
obit1
omit1
till1
tilt1
toil1
toll1
tomb1
tomboy6
tomtit6
tool1
toot1
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