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Spelling Bee answers · Monday, January 13, 2020

Longest word
genteelly
9 letters
Top scorer
lengthy
14 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.6
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
8
5 letters
5
6 letters
6
7 letters
4
8 letters
2
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
E
–
–
–
1
1
–
2
G
3
–
2
1
–
1
7
L
1
–
1
1
1
–
4
N
1
1
2
–
–
–
4
T
3
3
1
1
–
–
8
Y
–
1
–
–
–
–
1
Σ
8
5
6
4
2
1
26

Two-letter pairs

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

E
en 1et 1
G
ge 6gl 1
L
le 4
N
ne 4
T
te 7th 1
Y
ye 1

All 26 answers

129 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
entente7
ethylene8
gene1
gent1
genteel7
genteelly9
gentle6
gently6
glen1
length6
lengthen8
★lengthypangram14
lent1
nene1
nettle6
nettly6
netty5
teen1
teeny5
telnet6
tenet5
tent1
tenth5
tenthly7
then1
yente5
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