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Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, November 19, 2020

Longest word
expunging
9 letters
Top scorer
expunging
16 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.8
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
8
5 letters
9
6 letters
4
7 letters
9
8 letters
0
9 letters
3

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
E
1
1
2
1
1
6
G
1
3
1
5
I
1
1
2
N
2
1
3
P
4
2
2
5
13
U
2
2
4
Σ
8
9
4
9
0
3
33

Two-letter pairs

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

E
eg 1en 2ep 1ex 2
G
ge 4gi 1
I
in 2
N
ne 1ni 2
P
pe 9pi 4
U
un 4

All 33 answers

174 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
egging6
engine6
ennui5
epee1
expunge7
expungingpangram16
gene1
genie5
genii5
genuine7
gigue5
ingenue7
innie5
nene1
nine1
ninepin7
peeing6
peen1
peep1
peeping7
pegging7
penguin7
penne5
penning7
pepping7
pigpen6
pine1
pipe1
pixie5
unpeg5
unpegging9
unpen5
unpenning9
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