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Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, September 26, 2020

Longest word
genealogy
9 letters
Top scorer
genealogy
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts 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
25
5 letters
14
6 letters
13
7 letters
6
8 letters
2
9 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
Σ
A
4
5
2
2
13
E
1
1
G
4
4
6
2
1
17
L
8
3
3
1
1
16
N
4
1
1
1
7
O
4
1
1
1
7
Y
1
1
Σ
25
14
13
6
2
2
62

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ae 1ag 3al 4an 5
E
eg 1
G
ga 2ge 2go 13
L
la 1ll 1lo 14
N
ne 1no 5ny 1
O
oe 1og 2ol 1on 2oo 1
Y
yo 1

All 62 answers

256 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
aeon1
agelong7
agog1
agony5
alloy5
aloe1
alone5
along5
analog6
analogy7
annoy5
anon1
anyone6
eggnog6
galleon7
gallon6
genealogypangram16
geology7
goal1
goggle6
goggly6
golly5
gone1
gong1
gonna5
gooey5
google6
googly6
googol6
goon1
goony5
lagoon6
llano5
loan1
loge1
logo1
logy1
loll1
lollygag8
lone1
lonely6
long1
longan6
loon1
loony5
loyal5
loyally7
neon1
noel1
nonagon7
nonagonal9
none1
noon1
nylon5
oenology8
ogee1
ogle1
oleo1
onlay5
only1
oolong6
yoga1
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