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Spelling Bee answers · Friday, January 17, 2020

Longest word
hourlong
8 letters
Top scorer
hourlong
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts 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
12
5 letters
3
6 letters
5
7 letters
1
8 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
Σ
G
3
1
2
6
H
2
1
1
1
5
L
4
1
1
6
N
2
2
O
1
1
R
1
1
2
U
1
1
Σ
12
3
5
1
2
23

Two-letter pairs

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

G
gh 1go 4gr 1
H
ho 5
L
lo 6
N
no 2
O
oo 1
R
ro 2
U
un 1

All 23 answers

87 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
ghoul5
gong1
googol6
goon1
gorgon6
grog1
honor5
horn1
horror6
hour1
hourlongpangram15
logo1
logroll7
loll1
long1
longhorn8
loon1
noon1
noun1
oolong6
roll1
rough5
unroll6
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