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Spelling Bee answers · Friday, February 7, 2020

Longest word
archrival
9 letters
Top scorer
archrival
16 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.3
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
10
5 letters
7
6 letters
2
7 letters
2
8 letters
1
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
1
4
C
4
4
1
1
–
1
11
H
4
2
1
–
–
–
7
L
–
1
–
–
–
–
1
R
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
Σ
10
7
2
2
1
2
24

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ar 4
C
ch 11
H
ha 6hi 1
L
la 1
R
ri 1

All 24 answers

118 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
arch1
archaic7
★archivalpangram15
★archrivalpangram16
chai1
chair5
challah7
char1
chia1
chic1
chica5
chichi6
chili5
chill5
★chivalricpangram16
hail1
hair1
halal5
hall1
halva5
halvah6
hill1
larch5
rich1
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