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Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, January 15, 2020

Longest word
chiefly
7 letters
Top scorer
chiefly
14 points
Starting letters
5 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
7
5 letters
8
6 letters
6
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
3
5
1
11
F
2
2
H
3
1
4
L
1
1
1
3
Y
1
1
2
Σ
7
8
6
1
22

Two-letter pairs

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

C
ch 10cl 1
F
fi 2
H
he 2hi 2
L
le 2ly 1
Y
ye 2

All 22 answers

97 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
chef1
chic1
chichi6
chicle6
chicly6
chief5
chieflypangram14
chili5
chill5
chilly6
cliche6
fiche5
filch5
heel1
hell1
hill1
hilly5
lech1
leech5
lychee6
yecch5
yech1
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