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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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