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Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, December 3, 2020

Longest word
heavily
7 letters
Top scorer
heavily
14 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
4.7
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
18
5 letters
10
6 letters
5
7 letters
1

The hints grid

How many words of each length start with each letter — the classic Bee cheat sheet.

4
5
6
7
Σ
A
2
1
3
E
3
1
4
H
6
4
1
11
L
3
3
1
7
V
4
1
2
7
Y
2
2
Σ
18
10
5
1
34

Two-letter pairs

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

A
al 3
E
ea 1ee 1ev 2
H
ha 3he 7hi 1
L
la 1le 4li 2
V
va 3ve 2vi 2
Y
ye 2

All 34 answers

112 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
alive5
allele6
alley5
eave1
eely1
evil1
evilly6
hale1
halve5
have1
heal1
heave5
heavilypangram14
heavy5
heel1
hell1
helve5
hive1
lave1
leave5
levee5
level5
levy1
live1
lively6
vale1
valley6
valve5
veal1
veil1
vile1
vilely6
yeah1
yell1
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