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Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, December 8, 2020

Longest word
haggling
8 letters
Top scorer
handling
15 points
Starting letters
4 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.9
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
8
5 letters
1
6 letters
2
7 letters
5
8 letters
5

The hints grid

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

4
5
6
7
8
Σ
D
1
1
H
7
1
1
5
4
18
I
1
1
N
1
1
Σ
8
1
2
5
5
21

Two-letter pairs

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

D
da 1
H
ha 11hi 7
I
in 1
N
ni 1

All 21 answers

114 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
dahlia6
haggling8
hail1
hailing7
halal5
hall1
hand1
handing7
handlingpangram15
hang1
hanging7
hangnail8
hiding6
high1
highlandpangram15
hill1
hilling7
hind1
hinging7
inhaling8
nigh1
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