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Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, November 4, 2020

Longest word
archrival
9 letters
Top scorer
archrival
16 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start 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
12
5 letters
8
6 letters
3
7 letters
3
8 letters
1
9 letters
2

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
A
3
2
1
1
7
C
1
3
1
1
6
H
1
1
L
3
2
1
6
R
4
1
1
1
7
V
2
2
Σ
12
8
3
3
1
2
29

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ar 7
C
ca 1ch 3ci 2
H
ha 1
L
la 4li 2
R
ra 3ri 4
V
vi 2

All 29 answers

138 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
arch1
archaic7
archivalpangram15
archrivalpangram16
aria1
aril1
arrival7
caviar6
chair5
char1
chivalricpangram16
circa5
cirri5
hair1
lair1
larch5
larva5
larval6
liar1
lira1
racial6
rail1
railcar7
rial1
rich1
rill1
rival5
vicar5
viral5
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