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Spelling Bee answers · Friday, November 27, 2020

Longest word
enveloped
9 letters
Top scorer
enveloped
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts 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
21
5 letters
6
6 letters
14
7 letters
3
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
D
1
1
3
2
7
E
1
1
2
1
1
1
7
L
3
3
N
8
1
4
2
15
O
2
2
1
5
P
5
1
3
9
V
1
1
2
Σ
21
6
14
3
3
1
48

Two-letter pairs

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

D
de 4do 3
E
el 1en 4ev 2
L
le 1lo 2
N
ne 6no 9
O
od 1ol 1op 2ov 1
P
pe 6po 3
V
ve 2

All 48 answers

196 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
deepen6
deepened8
depend6
depended8
done1
donee5
donned6
eleven6
ended5
envelop7
envelope8
envelopedpangram16
even1
evened6
lend1
lone1
loon1
need1
needed6
needle6
needled7
nene1
neon1
nodded6
node1
noel1
none1
noodle6
noodled7
noon1
nope1
novel5
odeon5
olden5
open1
opened6
oven1
peen1
pend1
pended6
penne5
penned6
peon1
pollen6
pond1
pone1
vend1
vended6
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