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Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, February 1, 2020

Longest word
girlhood
8 letters
Top scorer
girlhood
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts 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
8
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
D
4
7
–
–
–
11
G
5
–
–
1
1
7
H
2
–
2
–
–
4
I
1
–
–
–
–
1
L
1
–
–
–
–
1
O
1
–
–
–
–
1
R
1
1
–
–
–
2
Σ
15
8
2
1
1
27

Two-letter pairs

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

D
di 2do 5dr 4
G
gi 3go 3gr 1
H
ho 4
I
id 1
L
lo 1
O
od 1
R
ri 1ro 1

All 27 answers

89 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
dildo5
dill1
dodo1
doggo5
doll1
dolor5
door1
drill5
droid5
droll5
drool5
gild1
gird1
★girlhoodpangram15
godhood7
gold1
good1
grid1
hold1
hood1
hoodoo6
horrid6
idol1
lord1
odor1
rigid5
rood1
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