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Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, February 4, 2020

Longest word
rapidity
8 letters
Top scorer
rapidity
15 points
Starting letters
6 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
14
5 letters
13
6 letters
8
7 letters
4
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
1
1
4
D
1
1
1
3
P
8
6
4
2
20
R
1
1
1
1
4
T
4
2
2
8
Y
1
1
Σ
14
13
8
4
1
40

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ad 1ap 3
D
di 1dr 2
P
pa 14pi 4pr 2
R
ra 4
T
ta 3ti 1tr 4
Y
ya 1

All 40 answers

170 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
adapt5
apart5
apiary6
apparat7
dippy5
drip1
drippy6
paddy5
paid1
pair1
papa1
papaya6
pappy5
papyri6
parity6
parry5
part1
partita7
party5
patty5
payday6
pipit5
pita1
pitapat7
pity1
prat1
pray1
rapid5
rapiditypangram15
rapt1
rattrap7
tapa1
tapir5
tarp1
tippy5
trap1
trappy6
trip1
trippy6
yappy5
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