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Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, February 15, 2020

Longest word
downpour
8 letters
Top scorer
downpour
15 points
Starting letters
6 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
1
7 letters
5
8 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
Σ
D
1
3
1
5
N
2
1
3
P
2
2
1
1
6
R
2
2
4
U
3
1
1
1
6
W
1
1
2
Σ
9
9
1
5
2
26

Two-letter pairs

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

D
do 3dr 1du 1
N
no 3
P
po 4pr 2
R
ro 3ru 1
U
ud 1un 4up 1
W
wo 2

All 26 answers

118 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
donor5
down1
downpourpangram15
drown5
dunno5
nonword7
noon1
noun1
pond1
porn1
porno5
pound5
pronoun7
propound8
rondo5
round5
roundup7
rundown7
udon1
undo1
unwon5
unworn6
unwound7
upon1
worn1
wound5
Blurred so you can’t peek by accident.