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Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, September 3, 2020

Longest word
expellee
8 letters
Top scorer
complex
14 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
4.7
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
17
5 letters
6
6 letters
4
7 letters
1
8 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
Σ
C
2
1
1
1
5
E
3
4
1
8
L
1
1
M
4
1
5
O
1
1
P
6
3
9
Σ
17
6
4
1
1
29

Two-letter pairs

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

C
ce 2co 3
E
el 1em 1ep 1ex 5
L
lo 1
M
me 3mo 2
O
ol 1
P
pe 3po 6

All 29 answers

93 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
cell1
cello5
come1
compel6
complexpangram14
elope5
emcee5
epee1
excel5
exec1
expel5
expellee8
expo1
lope1
melee5
meme1
memo1
mole1
mope1
oleo1
peel1
peep1
people6
poem1
pole1
pome1
pomelo6
pommel6
pope1
Blurred so you can’t peek by accident.