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Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, November 5, 2020

Longest word
logogram
8 letters
Top scorer
glamour
14 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
4.9
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
24
5 letters
13
6 letters
5
7 letters
6
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
2
3
2
4
11
G
8
2
2
1
13
L
8
2
1
1
12
M
4
5
1
10
O
1
1
R
1
1
2
Σ
24
13
5
6
1
49

Two-letter pairs

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

A
al 5am 2ar 1au 3
G
ga 2gl 7go 2gu 2
L
la 2ll 1lo 6lu 3
M
ma 3mo 5mu 2
O
or 1
R
ro 1ru 1

All 49 answers

176 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
alarm5
alarum6
alga1
algal5
alum1
amalgam7
amoral6
arugula7
augural7
aural5
auroral7
gala1
gall1
glam1
glamor6
glamourpangram14
glom1
gloom5
glug1
glum1
goal1
googol6
gulag5
gull1
lama1
largo5
llama5
loam1
logo1
logogram8
logroll7
loll1
loom1
luau1
lull1
lulu1
mall1
mammal6
maul1
mogul5
molar5
moll1
moola5
moral5
mull1
mural5
oral1
roll1
rural5
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