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Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, December 24, 2020

Longest word
eyeteeth
8 letters
Top scorer
chutney
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
12
5 letters
12
6 letters
5
7 letters
2
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
2
2
1
5
E
1
1
1
1
4
H
1
1
N
1
1
2
T
7
6
3
16
U
1
1
Y
1
2
3
Σ
12
12
5
2
1
32

Two-letter pairs

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

C
ce 1ch 2cu 2
E
en 1et 1eu 1ey 1
H
he 1
N
ne 2
T
te 10th 4tu 2
U
un 1
Y
ye 3

All 32 answers

131 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
cent1
chute5
chutneypangram14
cute1
cutey5
entente7
etch1
eunuch6
eyeteeth8
hence5
nene1
netty5
tech1
techy5
teen1
teeny5
teeth5
teethe6
tenet5
tent1
tenth5
tetchy6
thee1
then1
thence6
they1
tune1
tutee5
untune6
yecch5
yech1
yente5
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