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Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, December 20, 2020

Longest word
logophile
9 letters
Top scorer
logophile
16 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
1
8 letters
1
9 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
Σ
E
1
1
G
1
2
3
H
2
1
1
4
I
1
1
L
1
1
1
1
4
O
1
1
2
P
4
1
1
6
Σ
9
5
4
1
1
1
21

Two-letter pairs

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

E
ep 1
G
gi 3
H
hi 4
I
ig 1
L
li 2lo 2
O
ol 2
P
pi 4pl 1po 1

All 21 answers

89 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
epilog6
giggle6
gigolo6
gill1
high1
hill1
hippie6
hippo5
igloo5
liege5
lipo1
logophilepangram16
lollipop8
olio1
ollie5
piehole7
pile1
pill1
pipe1
plie1
polio5
Blurred so you can’t peek by accident.