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Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, January 11, 2020

Longest word
grouchy
7 letters
Top scorer
grouchy
14 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.0
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
9
5 letters
5
6 letters
7
7 letters
1

The hints grid

How many words of each length start with each letter — the classic Bee cheat sheet.

4
5
6
7
Σ
C
2
2
2
6
G
3
2
1
6
H
1
1
1
3
O
2
1
3
R
1
1
2
Y
1
1
2
Σ
9
5
7
1
22

Two-letter pairs

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

C
ch 1co 3cr 2
G
go 1gr 4gy 1
H
ho 3
O
oc 1or 1ou 1
R
ro 2
Y
yo 2

All 22 answers

90 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
churro6
coho1
couch5
cough5
croc1
crouch6
gory1
grog1
groggy6
grouch6
grouchypangram14
gyro1
hooch5
horror6
hour1
occur5
orgy1
ouch1
rococo6
rough5
yoohoo6
your1
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