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Spelling Bee answers · Monday, September 7, 2020

Longest word
bilabial
8 letters
Top scorer
habitual
15 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
4.8
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
25
5 letters
9
6 letters
3
7 letters
3
8 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
Σ
A
2
2
–
–
–
4
B
9
1
–
1
1
12
H
6
3
1
2
1
13
L
2
1
1
–
–
4
T
6
2
1
–
–
9
Σ
25
9
3
3
2
42

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ab 1al 2at 1
B
ba 7bi 1bl 3bu 1
H
ha 11hi 1hu 1
L
la 3lu 1
T
ta 5th 1ti 2tu 1

All 42 answers

139 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
abut1
alibi5
alit1
atilt5
baba1
baht1
bail1
bait1
ball1
bath1
bathtub7
bilabial8
blab1
blah1
blat1
bubba5
habit5
habitat7
★habitualpangram15
hail1
halal5
★halibutpangram14
hall1
halt1
hath1
hatha5
haul1
hiatal6
hula1
labia5
labial6
lath1
luau1
tabla5
tail1
tali1
tall1
taut1
that1
tibia5
tibial6
tuba1
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