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Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, August 11, 2020

Longest word
dormitory
9 letters
Top scorer
dormitory
16 points
Starting letters
5 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
21
5 letters
6
6 letters
3
7 letters
0
8 letters
1
9 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
Σ
D
4
2
1
7
M
1
1
1
3
O
1
1
R
6
2
8
T
9
1
2
1
13
Σ
21
6
3
0
1
1
32

Two-letter pairs

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

D
di 2do 4dr 1
M
mi 1mo 2
O
od 1
R
ri 1ro 7
T
to 7tr 5ty 1

All 32 answers

93 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
dirt1
dirty5
door1
dorm1
dormitorypangram16
dory1
droid5
mirror6
moor1
motor5
odor1
riot1
rood1
room1
roomy5
root1
roti1
roto1
rotor5
tommyrot8
tori1
torii5
toro1
toroid6
torrid6
tort1
trim1
trio1
trod1
trot1
troy1
tyro1
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