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Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, December 13, 2020

Longest word
catchall
8 letters
Top scorer
unlatch
14 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.2
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
12
5 letters
12
6 letters
5
7 letters
2
8 letters
3

The hints grid

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

4
5
6
7
8
Σ
A
1
1
C
1
2
1
1
1
6
H
7
6
1
14
L
1
2
1
4
N
1
1
2
T
3
1
4
U
1
1
1
3
Σ
12
12
5
2
3
34

Two-letter pairs

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

A
at 1
C
ca 2ch 3cl 1
H
ha 9hu 5
L
la 3lu 1
N
na 1nu 1
T
ta 1th 3
U
un 3

All 34 answers

147 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
attach6
catch5
catchall8
challah7
chant5
chat1
clutch6
halal5
hall1
halt1
hatch5
hath1
hatha5
haul1
haunch6
haunt5
hula1
hull1
hunch5
hunt1
hutch5
latch5
lath1
launch6
lunch5
natch5
nuthatch8
tach1
than1
that1
thatch6
unclutch8
unhat5
unlatchpangram14
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