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Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, January 27, 2021

Longest word
megabyte
8 letters
Top scorer
megabyte
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts 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
25
5 letters
12
6 letters
3
7 letters
1
8 letters
2

The hints grid

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

4
5
6
7
8
Σ
A
1
5
1
7
B
7
3
1
11
E
1
1
G
3
1
4
M
8
4
1
13
T
4
1
1
6
Y
1
1
Σ
25
12
3
1
2
43

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ab 4ag 1am 2
B
ba 3be 7by 1
E
eg 1
G
ga 4
M
ma 5me 8
T
ta 1te 5
Y
ye 1

All 43 answers

133 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
abate5
abbey5
abeam5
abet1
agate5
ameba5
amebae6
babe1
baggage7
bate1
beam1
beat1
beet1
begat5
begem5
beget5
beta1
byte1
eggy1
gage1
game1
gamete6
gate1
mage1
mate1
matey5
matte5
maybe5
meat1
meaty5
meet1
mega1
megabytepangram15
meme1
meta1
mete1
tame1
teabag6
team1
teammate8
teat1
teem1
yegg1
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