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Spelling Bee answers · Monday, November 9, 2020

Longest word
beatific
8 letters
Top scorer
beatific
15 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
4.8
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
14
5 letters
3
6 letters
4
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
1
1
2
B
2
1
1
4
C
1
1
E
3
3
F
10
1
11
T
1
1
2
Σ
14
3
4
1
1
23

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ab 1af 1
B
be 3bi 1
C
ca 1
E
ef 3
F
fa 4fe 4fi 3
T
ta 1ti 1

All 23 answers

75 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
abaft5
affect6
beatificpangram15
beef1
befit5
biff1
cafe1
efface6
effect6
effete6
face1
facet5
fact1
fate1
feat1
feet1
feta1
fete1
fiat1
fief1
fife1
taffeta7
tiff1
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