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Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, April 9, 2020

Longest word
hellhole
8 letters
Top scorer
hemlock
14 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
4.7
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
15
5 letters
10
6 letters
2
7 letters
1
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
C
1
5
1
7
E
1
1
H
10
2
1
1
1
15
K
1
1
L
2
1
3
M
2
2
Σ
15
10
2
1
1
29

Two-letter pairs

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

C
ch 5cl 1co 1
E
ec 1
H
he 9ho 6
K
ko 1
L
le 2lo 1
M
mo 2

All 29 answers

99 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
check5
cheek5
chemo5
chock5
choke5
cloche6
coho1
echo1
heck1
heckle6
heel1
hell1
hellhole8
hello5
helm1
heme1
hemlockpangram14
hock1
hoke1
hole1
home1
hooch5
hook1
kohl1
lech1
leech5
loch1
mohel5
mooch5
Blurred so you can’t peek by accident.