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Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, September 5, 2020

Longest word
commodity
9 letters
Top scorer
commodity
16 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
6
5 letters
8
6 letters
5
7 letters
1
8 letters
1
9 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
Σ
C
1
2
2
1
6
D
2
2
I
1
2
1
1
5
M
2
1
3
O
1
1
2
T
1
1
1
1
4
Σ
6
8
5
1
1
1
22

Two-letter pairs

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

C
ci 1co 5
D
di 2
I
id 4it 1
M
mi 3
O
od 1om 1
T
ti 3to 1

All 22 answers

107 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
city1
cocci5
comic5
comity6
commit6
commoditypangram16
ditto5
ditty5
idiocy6
idiom5
idiot5
idiotic7
itty1
midi1
mimic5
mitt1
oddity6
omit1
tidy1
timid5
timidity8
tomtit6
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