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Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, February 27, 2020

Longest word
chargrill
9 letters
Top scorer
chargrill
16 points
Starting letters
5 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
7
6 letters
1
7 letters
2
8 letters
0
9 letters
2

The hints grid

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

4
5
6
7
8
9
Σ
A
1
1
1
3
C
4
4
1
1
1
11
H
5
1
1
7
L
1
1
R
1
1
Σ
11
7
1
2
0
2
23

Two-letter pairs

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

A
aa 1ar 2
C
ch 11
H
ha 4hi 3
L
la 1
R
ri 1

All 23 answers

91 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
aargh5
arch1
archaic7
chai1
chair5
challah7
char1
chargrillpangram16
chia1
chic1
chica5
chichi6
chili5
chill5
hail1
hair1
halal5
hall1
high1
highchair9
hill1
larch5
rich1
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