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Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, February 16, 2020

Longest word
exchange
8 letters
Top scorer
exchange
15 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.1
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
11
5 letters
3
6 letters
6
7 letters
2
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
A
2
1
3
C
2
1
3
6
E
1
2
1
1
5
G
3
1
4
H
1
1
1
3
N
2
2
Σ
11
3
6
2
1
23

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ac 2an 1
C
ca 4ch 2
E
ea 1en 3ex 1
G
ga 4
H
ha 1he 2
N
na 2

All 23 answers

91 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
ache1
acne1
annex5
cache5
cage1
cancan6
cane1
chance6
change6
each1
encage6
engage6
enhance7
exchangepangram15
gaga1
gage1
ganache7
gang1
hang1
henna5
hexane6
naan1
nana1
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