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Spelling Bee answers · Monday, February 24, 2020

Longest word
fortify
7 letters
Top scorer
mortify
14 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
4.6
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
14
5 letters
3
6 letters
2
7 letters
2

The hints grid

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

4
5
6
7
Σ
F
1
1
1
3
I
2
2
M
2
1
1
1
5
O
1
1
R
4
4
T
4
1
1
6
Σ
14
3
2
2
21

Two-letter pairs

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

F
fi 2fo 1
I
if 1it 1
M
mi 3mo 2
O
om 1
R
ri 3ro 1
T
ti 1to 3tr 2

All 21 answers

62 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
fifty5
firm1
fortify7
iffy1
itty1
miff1
mirror6
mitt1
mortifypangram14
motif5
omit1
riff1
rift1
riot1
roti1
tiff1
tomtit6
tori1
torii5
trim1
trio1
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