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Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, October 3, 2020

Longest word
claimable
9 letters
Top scorer
claimable
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.5
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
14
5 letters
17
6 letters
11
7 letters
2
8 letters
5
9 letters
3

The hints grid

How many words of each length start with each letter — the classic Bee cheat sheet.

4
5
6
7
8
9
Σ
A
2
1
2
1
1
7
B
1
1
1
3
C
6
10
3
2
2
23
E
1
1
I
1
2
1
1
5
L
3
1
2
6
M
3
3
1
7
Σ
14
17
11
2
5
3
52

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ab 1ac 4am 2
B
ba 1be 1bi 1
C
ca 12ce 4ci 1cl 6
E
em 1
I
ia 1ic 1il 1im 2
L
la 3li 3
M
ma 3me 1mi 3

All 52 answers

267 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
abaci5
acacia6
acai1
acclaim7
acme1
amebic6
amicablepangram15
bacilli7
became6
biblical8
cabal5
cabala6
cabbie6
cable5
call1
calla5
callable8
calm1
came1
camel5
camellia8
cami1
celeb5
celiac6
cell1
celli5
cilia5
claim5
claimablepangram16
clam1
climb5
climbablepangram16
clime5
emcee5
iambic6
icicle6
iliac5
imbecile8
imbecilic9
lace1
laic1
laical6
lice1
lilac5
limbic6
mace1
malic5
malice6
mecca5
mica1
mice1
mimic5
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