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Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, November 14, 2020

Longest word
collocate
9 letters
Top scorer
acolyte
14 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.3
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
22
5 letters
14
6 letters
10
7 letters
8
8 letters
3
9 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
Σ
A
2
3
1
1
7
C
10
5
4
2
1
1
23
L
3
3
2
3
11
O
2
2
2
6
T
5
1
2
2
1
11
Σ
22
14
10
8
3
1
58

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ac 1al 5at 1
C
ca 2ce 1cl 3co 17
L
lo 11
O
oa 1oc 3ol 1oo 1
T
ta 2te 1to 8

All 58 answers

248 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
acolytepangram14
allocate8
allot5
alloy5
aloe1
alto1
atoll5
cacao5
callaloo8
cello5
cloaca6
clot1
cloy1
coact5
coal1
coat1
coca1
cocoa5
cola1
collate7
collect7
collet6
collocate9
colt1
cool1
coolly6
coot1
cote1
coyly5
coyote6
local5
locale6
locally7
locate6
loco1
loll1
loot1
lotto5
loyal5
loyally7
loyalty7
oaty1
ocelot6
octal5
octet5
oleo1
oocyte6
taco1
tattoo6
teetotal8
toccata7
toll1
tool1
toot1
tootle6
total5
totally7
tote1
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