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Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, November 3, 2020

Longest word
eyeteeth
8 letters
Top scorer
chantey
14 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
5
5 letters
13
6 letters
5
7 letters
3
8 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
Σ
A
1
–
–
–
–
1
C
1
2
4
2
–
9
E
–
–
–
–
1
1
H
–
1
–
–
–
1
N
–
3
–
–
–
3
T
1
3
1
1
–
6
Y
2
4
–
–
–
6
Σ
5
13
5
3
1
27

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ac 1
C
ca 4ch 4cy 1
E
ey 1
H
hy 1
N
na 2ne 1
T
ta 1te 4th 1
Y
ya 1ye 5

All 27 answers

136 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
achy1
canny5
catchy6
catty5
cayenne7
chancy6
★chanteypangram14
chanty6
chatty6
cyan1
eyeteeth8
hyena5
nanny5
natty5
netty5
tatty5
techy5
teeny5
tenancy7
tetchy6
they1
yacht5
yeah1
yecch5
yech1
yenta5
yente5
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