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Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, February 20, 2020

Longest word
handicap
8 letters
Top scorer
handicap
15 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.0
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
12
5 letters
10
6 letters
8
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
A
2
2
2
6
C
5
5
3
13
H
1
1
2
I
1
1
2
N
1
1
2
P
3
2
2
7
Σ
12
10
8
1
1
32

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ac 4ap 2
C
ca 2ch 9ci 2
H
ha 1hi 1
I
in 2
N
na 1ni 1
P
pa 4pi 3

All 32 answers

132 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
acacia6
acai1
acid1
acidic6
aphid5
apian5
candid6
canid5
chai1
chain5
chia1
chic1
chica5
chichi6
chin1
china5
chip1
cicada6
cinch5
handicappangram15
hind1
inch1
indicia7
naiad5
niacin6
paid1
pain1
panic5
panini6
pica1
picnic6
pinch5
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