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Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, September 13, 2020

Longest word
ratatat
7 letters
Top scorer
virtual
14 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.2
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
10
5 letters
14
6 letters
6
7 letters
6

The hints grid

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

4
5
6
7
Σ
A
1
4
2
7
L
1
1
2
R
1
1
2
4
T
8
6
2
3
19
U
1
1
V
2
1
3
Σ
10
14
6
6
36

Two-letter pairs

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

A
al 2at 4av 1
L
la 1li 1
R
ra 3ri 1
T
ta 6ti 4tr 7tu 2
U
ul 1
V
va 1vi 2

All 36 answers

165 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
alit1
altar5
atilt5
atria5
atrial6
attar5
avatar6
lariat6
lilt1
raita5
ratatat7
rattail7
ritual6
tail1
tali1
tall1
tart1
tartar6
taut1
tiara5
till1
tilt1
titular7
trail5
trait5
travail7
trial5
trill5
trivia6
trivial7
tutti5
tutu1
ultra5
vault5
virtualpangram14
vital5
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