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Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, November 29, 2020

Longest word
attainment
10 letters
Top scorer
ambient
14 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.6
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
21
5 letters
12
6 letters
14
7 letters
8
8 letters
6
9 letters
1
10 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
10
Σ
A
1
3
2
3
1
10
B
2
2
1
5
E
1
1
2
I
3
3
4
1
3
1
15
M
9
2
3
1
2
17
N
2
1
1
4
T
3
3
3
1
10
Σ
21
12
14
8
6
1
1
63

Two-letter pairs

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

A
am 2an 5at 3
B
ba 1be 1bi 3
E
em 2
I
ia 2im 4in 8it 1
M
ma 5me 2mi 10
N
ni 4
T
ta 3te 1ti 6

All 63 answers

295 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
ambientpangram14
ambit5
anemia6
anima5
animate7
anime5
anti1
attain6
attainment10
attaint7
bait1
beanie6
biennia7
bite1
bitten6
eminent7
emit1
iamb1
iambi5
imam1
imbibe6
imitate7
imminent8
inane5
inanimate9
initiate8
inmate6
innate6
innie5
intent6
intimate8
item1
maim1
main1
maintain8
mania5
matinee7
meanie6
meantime8
mien1
mime1
mine1
mini1
minim5
minima6
mint1
mite1
mitt1
mitten6
nimbi5
nine1
nineteen8
nite1
taint5
tannin6
tatami6
teatime7
tibia5
tibiae6
time1
tine1
tint1
titan5
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