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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
Blurred so you can’t peek by accident.