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Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, November 8, 2020

Longest word
pedagogy
8 letters
Top scorer
pedagogy
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.0
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
24
5 letters
15
6 letters
18
7 letters
1
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
1
6
D
6
3
4
1
14
E
7
3
10
G
2
3
4
9
O
2
2
P
4
3
8
1
16
Y
1
1
2
Σ
24
15
18
1
1
59

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ad 2ag 2ap 2
D
da 1de 5do 7dy 1
E
ed 4eg 3ep 2ey 1
G
ga 6ge 1go 2
O
od 1og 1
P
pa 4pe 8po 4
Y
ya 1ye 1

All 59 answers

229 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
adage5
added5
agape5
aged1
aped1
apogee6
dapped6
dead1
deadeye7
deed1
deeded6
deep1
dodge5
dodged6
doge1
dogged6
dope1
doped5
dopey5
dyed1
eddy1
edge1
edged5
edgy1
egad1
egged5
eggy1
epee1
epode5
eyed1
gadded6
gage1
gagged6
gape1
gaped5
gapped6
geode5
goaded6
gooey5
odea1
ogee1
padded6
page1
paged5
payee5
peapod6
pedagogypangram15
peed1
peep1
peeped6
pegged6
pepped6
peppy5
pogoed6
pooped6
pope1
popped6
yapped6
yegg1
Blurred so you can’t peek by accident.