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Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, February 5, 2020

Longest word
inhibitive
10 letters
Top scorer
inhibitive
17 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.8
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
11
5 letters
3
6 letters
6
7 letters
3
8 letters
1
9 letters
2
10 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
10
Σ
B
1
–
1
1
–
–
–
3
H
2
–
1
–
–
–
–
3
I
–
–
3
2
–
1
1
7
N
2
1
–
–
1
1
1
6
T
3
2
1
–
–
–
–
6
V
3
–
–
–
–
–
–
3
Σ
11
3
6
3
1
2
2
28

Two-letter pairs

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

B
be 1bi 2
H
he 1hi 2
I
in 7
N
ni 6
T
th 3ti 3
V
ve 1vi 2

All 28 answers

136 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
beehive7
bite1
bitten6
heinie6
hint1
hive1
inhibit7
★inhibitivepangram17
intent6
invent6
inventive9
invite6
invitee7
nine1
nineteen8
nineteenth10
ninetieth9
ninth5
nite1
thieve6
thin1
thine5
tine1
tint1
tithe5
vein1
vibe1
vine1
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