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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
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