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Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, April 14, 2020

Longest word
highlight
9 letters
Top scorer
mightily
15 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.0
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
13
5 letters
6
6 letters
3
7 letters
2
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
G
2
–
1
–
–
–
3
H
3
1
1
–
–
1
6
I
2
–
–
–
–
–
2
L
2
2
–
1
–
–
5
M
2
1
1
–
1
–
5
T
2
2
–
1
–
–
5
Σ
13
6
3
2
1
1
26

Two-letter pairs

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

G
gi 3
H
hi 6
I
il 1it 1
L
li 5
M
mi 5
T
th 1ti 4

All 26 answers

99 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
giggly6
gill1
gilt1
high1
highlight9
highly6
hill1
hilly5
hilt1
illy1
itty1
light5
lightly7
lilt1
lily1
limit5
might5
★mightilypangram15
mighty6
mill1
mitt1
thigh5
tight5
tightly7
till1
tilt1
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