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Spelling Bee answers · Friday, February 14, 2020

Longest word
landfall
8 letters
Top scorer
windfall
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
4.9
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
15
5 letters
5
6 letters
4
7 letters
0
8 letters
3

The hints grid

How many words of each length start with each letter — the classic Bee cheat sheet.

4
5
6
7
8
Σ
A
1
1
–
–
–
2
D
1
–
–
–
–
1
F
3
1
1
–
–
5
I
–
–
3
–
–
3
L
3
1
–
–
2
6
N
5
1
–
–
–
6
W
2
1
–
–
1
4
Σ
15
5
4
0
3
27

Two-letter pairs

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

A
an 2
D
da 1
F
fa 1fi 3fl 1
I
in 3
L
la 6
N
na 6
W
wa 2wi 2

All 27 answers

95 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
anal1
annal5
dawn1
fawn1
final5
find1
finial6
flan1
infill6
inlaid6
inland6
lain1
lanai5
land1
landfall8
landfill8
lawn1
naan1
nada1
naiad5
naif1
nail1
nana1
wand1
wanna5
wind1
★windfallpangram15
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