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Spelling Bee answers · Friday, April 3, 2020

Longest word
ductility
9 letters
Top scorer
ductility
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
10
5 letters
3
6 letters
2
7 letters
3
8 letters
1
9 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
9
Σ
C
2
1
3
D
2
1
1
4
I
1
1
1
3
L
1
1
1
1
4
T
4
1
1
6
U
1
1
Σ
10
3
2
3
1
2
21

Two-letter pairs

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

C
ci 1cu 2
D
di 1du 3
I
il 2it 1
L
li 3lu 1
T
ti 4tu 2
U
ut 1

All 21 answers

98 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
city1
cult1
cultic6
ditty5
duct1
ductilitypangram16
duty1
illicit7
illicitly9
itty1
licit5
licitly7
lilt1
luciditypangram15
tidily6
tidy1
till1
tilt1
tutti5
tutu1
utility7
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