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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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