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Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, October 24, 2020

Longest word
pipeline
8 letters
Top scorer
vulpine
14 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start 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
19
5 letters
5
6 letters
9
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
E
1
1
1
3
L
7
4
2
13
N
1
1
2
P
8
1
2
1
12
U
2
1
3
V
2
1
1
4
Σ
19
5
9
3
1
37

Two-letter pairs

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

E
el 1en 1ev 1
L
le 2li 7lu 4
N
ni 1nu 1
P
pe 2pi 4pl 1pu 5
U
un 3
V
ve 2vi 1vu 1

All 37 answers

134 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
eleven6
enliven7
evil1
levee5
level5
lien1
lieu1
line1
linen5
lineup6
live1
liven5
lull1
lulu1
lune1
lupine6
nipple6
null1
peel1
penile6
pile1
pileup6
pill1
pipeline8
plie1
pule1
puli1
pull1
pulp1
pupil5
unlevel7
unpile6
unveil6
veil1
venule6
vile1
vulpinepangram14
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