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Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, October 27, 2020

Longest word
minimizing
10 letters
Top scorer
magazine
15 points
Starting letters
4 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
6.1
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
6
5 letters
4
6 letters
4
7 letters
4
8 letters
2
9 letters
1
10 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
10
Σ
A
2
1
3
G
2
1
3
M
2
2
1
2
1
1
9
Z
2
2
3
1
8
Σ
6
4
4
4
2
1
2
23

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ag 1am 2
G
ga 2ge 1
M
ma 3me 3mi 3
Z
za 1zi 7

All 23 answers

130 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
agaze5
amaze5
amazing7
gaze1
gazing6
geez1
magazinepangram15
maize5
maze1
meze1
mezzanine9
mezze5
minimize8
minimizing10
mizzen6
zagging7
zigging7
zigzag6
zigzagging10
zine1
zing1
zinging7
zinnia6
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