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Spelling Bee answers · Friday, April 17, 2020

Longest word
chutzpah
8 letters
Top scorer
chutzpah
15 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
4.9
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
13
5 letters
4
6 letters
3
7 letters
2
8 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
Σ
A
1
1
C
2
1
2
1
6
H
1
2
1
4
P
5
1
6
T
5
1
6
Σ
13
4
3
2
1
23

Two-letter pairs

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

A
at 1
C
ca 3ch 3
H
ha 3hu 1
P
pa 4ph 1pu 1
T
ta 4th 2

All 23 answers

80 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
attach6
captcha7
catch5
catchup7
chap1
chat1
chutzpahpangram15
hatch5
hath1
hatha5
huzzah6
pact1
papa1
patch5
path1
phat1
pupa1
tach1
tact1
tapa1
taut1
that1
thatch6
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