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Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, February 11, 2020

Longest word
orthodoxy
9 letters
Top scorer
orthodoxy
16 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
4.8
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
17
5 letters
6
6 letters
4
7 letters
0
8 letters
1
9 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
9
Σ
D
4
1
5
H
2
1
2
5
O
1
1
1
3
R
3
1
4
T
7
3
1
11
Y
1
1
Σ
17
6
4
0
1
1
29

Two-letter pairs

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

D
do 5
H
ho 4hy 1
O
od 1or 2
R
ro 4
T
to 6tr 4ty 1
Y
yo 1

All 29 answers

95 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
dodo1
door1
dory1
doth1
dotty5
hood1
hoodoo6
hoot1
horror6
hydro5
odor1
orthodox8
orthodoxypangram16
rood1
root1
roto1
rotor5
toddy5
toot1
tooth5
toothy6
toro1
tort1
trod1
trot1
troth5
troy1
tyro1
yoohoo6
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