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Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, February 6, 2020

Longest word
microcopy
9 letters
Top scorer
microcopy
16 points
Starting letters
4 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
15
5 letters
10
6 letters
6
7 letters
0
8 letters
0
9 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
9
Σ
C
5
3
–
–
–
–
8
M
1
2
2
–
–
1
6
P
6
4
2
–
–
–
12
R
3
1
2
–
–
–
6
Σ
15
10
6
0
0
1
32

Two-letter pairs

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

C
co 5cr 3
M
mi 3mo 2my 1
P
po 5pr 6py 1
R
ro 6

All 32 answers

117 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
cocci5
comic5
comp1
coop1
copy1
croc1
croci5
crop1
micro5
★microcopypangram16
mirror6
mommy5
moor1
myopic6
pomp1
pompom6
poop1
poor1
poppy5
primo5
prior5
priory6
prom1
promo5
prop1
pyro1
rococo6
romcom6
romp1
room1
roomy5
ropy1
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