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Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, September 30, 2020

Longest word
collective
10 letters
Top scorer
collective
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
15
6 letters
6
7 letters
4
8 letters
4
9 letters
0
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
C
9
9
3
1
1
1
24
E
2
1
2
2
7
I
1
1
2
L
3
1
4
O
2
1
1
4
V
1
1
2
Σ
13
15
6
4
4
0
1
43

Two-letter pairs

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

C
ce 3ci 4cl 2co 15
E
ec 1el 4ev 2
I
ic 1il 1
L
li 2lo 2
O
oc 3ol 1
V
vi 1vo 1

All 43 answers

201 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
cell1
celli5
cello5
cite1
civet5
civic5
civil5
clot1
clove5
cocci5
coevolve8
coil1
colic5
collect7
collectivepangram17
collet6
collie6
colt1
cool1
coot1
cootie6
cote1
cove1
covet5
eclectic8
elect5
electee7
elective8
elicit6
evict5
evictee7
icicle6
illicit7
lice1
licit5
loci1
loco1
ocelot6
ocotillo8
octet5
oleic5
vice1
voice5
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