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Spelling Bee answers · Friday, February 21, 2020

Longest word
groggily
8 letters
Top scorer
glorify
14 points
Starting letters
5 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
11
5 letters
9
6 letters
3
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
F
1
3
2
6
G
4
3
1
1
1
10
L
1
1
2
O
1
1
R
5
2
7
Σ
11
9
3
2
1
26

Two-letter pairs

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

F
fl 1fo 1fr 4
G
gi 2gl 2go 1gr 4gy 1
L
lo 2
O
or 1
R
ri 3ro 4

All 26 answers

103 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
floor5
forgo5
frill5
frilly6
frog1
froggy6
girl1
girly5
glorifypangram14
glory5
gory1
grill5
grog1
groggily8
groggy6
gyro1
logroll7
lorry5
orgy1
riff1
rigor5
rill1
roil1
roily5
roll1
roof1
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