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Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, January 14, 2020

Longest word
highlight
9 letters
Top scorer
rightly
14 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.1
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
16
5 letters
9
6 letters
6
7 letters
3
8 letters
1
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
G
5
3
2
1
11
H
3
1
1
1
6
I
2
2
L
2
1
1
4
R
1
1
1
1
4
T
3
3
2
1
9
Σ
16
9
6
3
1
1
36

Two-letter pairs

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

G
gi 7gr 4
H
hi 6
I
il 1it 1
L
li 4
R
ri 4
T
th 3ti 4tr 2

All 36 answers

142 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
giggly6
gill1
gilt1
girl1
girly5
girt1
girth5
grill5
grit1
grittily8
gritty6
high1
highlight9
highly6
hill1
hilly5
hilt1
illy1
itty1
light5
lightly7
lilt1
lily1
right5
rightlypangram14
righty6
rill1
thigh5
thirty6
thrill6
tight5
tightly7
till1
tilt1
trig1
trill5
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