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Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, December 27, 2020

Longest word
beekeeping
10 letters
Top scorer
beekeeping
17 points
Starting letters
3 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
6.0
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
4
5 letters
4
6 letters
6
7 letters
4
8 letters
1
9 letters
1
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
4
4
4
1
1
1
18
E
1
1
G
1
1
2
Σ
4
4
6
4
1
1
1
21

Two-letter pairs

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

B
be 10bi 8
E
eb 1
G
gi 2

All 21 answers

122 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
beekeepingpangram17
been1
beep1
beeping7
begging7
begin5
beginning9
beige5
being5
benign6
biggie6
bike1
biking6
bikini6
binge5
bingeing8
binging7
binning7
ebbing6
gibe1
gibing6
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