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Spelling Bee answers · Monday, April 6, 2020

Longest word
bloodhound
10 letters
Top scorer
bloodhound
17 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.1
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
13
5 letters
3
6 letters
6
7 letters
1
8 letters
1
9 letters
0
10 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
10
Σ
B
10
3
4
1
18
D
1
1
H
1
2
3
L
1
1
N
1
1
U
1
1
Σ
13
3
6
1
1
0
1
25

Two-letter pairs

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

B
bl 4bo 12bu 2
D
do 1
H
ho 2hu 1
L
lo 1
N
no 1
U
un 1

All 25 answers

96 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
blob1
blond5
blood5
bloodhoundpangram17
boho1
bold1
boll1
bolo1
bonbon6
bond1
bonobo6
boob1
booboo6
boohoo6
boon1
bound5
bulb1
bull1
doubloon8
hobnob6
hobo1
hubbub6
lobo1
noob1
unbound7
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