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Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, November 21, 2020

Longest word
jawbone
7 letters
Top scorer
jawbone
14 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
4.8
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
13
5 letters
3
6 letters
4
7 letters
2

The hints grid

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

4
5
6
7
Σ
A
3
3
B
5
1
3
9
J
1
1
1
3
N
2
1
3
W
2
1
1
4
Σ
13
3
4
2
22

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ae 1an 2
B
ba 7be 1bo 1
J
ja 1je 1jo 1
N
na 3
W
wa 3we 1

All 22 answers

73 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
aeon1
anew1
anon1
baba1
babe1
baboon6
banana6
bane1
banjo5
baobab6
bean1
boba1
jawbonepangram14
jean1
jojoba6
naan1
nabob5
nana1
wane1
wanna5
wannabe7
wean1
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