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Spelling Bee answers · Monday, September 14, 2020

Longest word
biological
10 letters
Top scorer
biological
17 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.4
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
13
5 letters
4
6 letters
3
7 letters
3
8 letters
2
9 letters
1
10 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
9
10
Σ
A
2
1
–
–
–
–
–
3
B
1
–
–
–
2
–
1
4
C
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
G
8
1
3
1
–
–
–
13
I
–
1
–
1
–
1
–
3
L
1
1
–
1
–
–
–
3
Σ
13
4
3
3
2
1
1
27

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ag 1al 2
B
bi 2bl 1bo 1
C
cl 1
G
ga 3gi 2gl 6go 2
I
ig 1il 2
L
lo 3

All 27 answers

114 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
agog1
alga1
algal5
biologic8
★biologicalpangram17
blog1
boogaloo8
clog1
gaga1
gala1
gall1
gigolo6
gill1
glacial7
glia1
glial5
glib1
glob1
global6
goal1
googol6
igloo5
illogic7
illogical9
logic5
logical7
logo1
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