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Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, April 8, 2020

Longest word
coconut
7 letters
Top scorer
country
14 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts 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
22
5 letters
10
6 letters
8
7 letters
8

The hints grid

How many words of each length start with each letter — the classic Bee cheat sheet.

4
5
6
7
Σ
C
2
2
3
7
14
N
1
1
O
1
1
2
4
R
4
3
1
8
T
13
2
2
1
18
U
1
1
2
Y
1
1
Σ
22
10
8
8
48

Two-letter pairs

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

C
co 11cr 1cu 2
N
nu 1
O
on 1ou 3
R
ro 4ru 4
T
to 8tr 4tu 4ty 2
U
un 2
Y
yu 1

All 48 answers

183 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
coconut7
concoct7
contort7
contour7
coot1
cotton6
cottony7
count5
countrypangram14
county6
court5
crouton7
curt1
cutout6
nutty5
onto1
outcry6
outro5
outrun6
root1
roto1
rotor5
rout1
runout6
runt1
runty5
rutty5
tony1
toon1
toot1
torn1
toro1
tort1
tour1
tout1
trot1
trout5
troy1
tryout6
turn1
turnout7
tutor5
tutu1
tycoon6
tyro1
uncut5
unto1
yurt1
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