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Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, December 9, 2020

Longest word
cruciform
9 letters
Top scorer
cruciform
16 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.3
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
9
5 letters
9
6 letters
4
7 letters
1
8 letters
1
9 letters
2

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
C
2
4
1
7
F
4
2
1
1
8
M
1
1
1
1
1
5
O
1
1
R
2
1
2
5
Σ
9
9
4
1
1
2
26

Two-letter pairs

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

C
co 3cr 3cu 1
F
fo 5fr 2fu 1
M
mi 3mo 2
O
oc 1
R
ro 4ru 1

All 26 answers

118 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
cocci5
coif1
comic5
croc1
croci5
cruciformpangram16
curio5
foci1
form1
formic6
forum5
four1
from1
froufrou8
furor5
micro5
microform9
mirror6
moor1
morocco7
occur5
rococo6
romcom6
roof1
room1
rumor5
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