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Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, February 25, 2020

Longest word
bullock
7 letters
Top scorer
unblock
14 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
4.8
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
13
5 letters
5
6 letters
4
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
B
5
3
1
9
C
2
2
1
5
L
4
4
N
2
2
U
3
1
4
Σ
13
5
4
2
24

Two-letter pairs

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

B
bu 9
C
cl 3cu 2
L
lu 4
N
no 1nu 1
U
un 4

All 24 answers

83 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
buck1
bucko5
bulb1
bulk1
bull1
bullock7
bunco5
bunk1
bunko5
club1
cluck5
clunk5
cuckoo6
cull1
luck1
lull1
lulu1
lunk1
noun1
null1
unblockpangram14
uncock6
uncool6
unlock6
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