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Spelling Bee answers · Monday, September 28, 2020

Longest word
pinniped
8 letters
Top scorer
unzipped
15 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
7
5 letters
11
6 letters
8
7 letters
3
8 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
Σ
D
2
1
2
2
7
E
1
1
2
I
2
1
3
N
1
1
1
1
4
P
3
3
2
1
9
U
3
2
5
Z
1
1
2
Σ
7
11
8
3
3
32

Two-letter pairs

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

D
de 2di 5
E
ed 1en 1
I
in 3
N
ni 3nu 1
P
pi 9
U
un 5
Z
zi 2

All 32 answers

162 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
denied6
denizen7
died1
dine1
dined5
dipped6
dizzied7
eddied6
ennui5
indeed6
indie5
innie5
nine1
ninepin7
nipped6
nudie5
pied1
pine1
pined5
pinned6
pinniped8
pinup5
pipe1
piped5
pippin6
undid5
unpin5
unpinned8
unzip5
unzippedpangram15
zine1
zipped6
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