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Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, December 30, 2020

Longest word
accentuate
10 letters
Top scorer
executant
16 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.7
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
14
5 letters
8
6 letters
11
7 letters
7
8 letters
2
9 letters
3
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
A
2
2
2
3
1
1
1
12
C
3
1
1
5
E
1
3
4
2
2
12
N
3
2
5
T
5
3
2
10
U
1
1
2
Σ
14
8
11
7
2
3
1
46

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ac 6an 4at 2
C
ca 2ce 2cu 1
E
ea 1en 2ex 9
N
ne 4nu 1
T
ta 2te 6tu 2
U
un 2

All 46 answers

229 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
accent6
accentuate10
acetate7
acne1
actuate7
acute5
annex5
ante1
antenna7
antennae8
attenuate9
attune6
cane1
canteen7
cent1
cetacean8
cute1
eaten5
enact5
entente7
exact5
exacta6
exec1
executantpangram16
execute7
exeunt6
extant6
extent6
extenuate9
neat1
neaten6
nene1
next1
nuance6
tacet5
tauten6
teat1
teen1
tenant6
tenet5
tent1
text1
tune1
tutee5
uneaten7
untune6
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