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Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, January 19, 2020

Longest word
philhellene
11 letters
Top scorer
pinwheel
15 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
25
5 letters
8
6 letters
9
7 letters
2
8 letters
3
9 letters
0
10 letters
0
11 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
10
11
Σ
E
1
1
H
4
2
1
7
L
2
1
3
N
2
1
2
1
6
P
8
2
2
2
1
15
W
8
4
3
1
16
Σ
25
8
9
2
3
0
0
1
48

Two-letter pairs

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

E
ep 1
H
he 6hi 1
L
li 3
N
ne 3ni 3
P
pe 7ph 2pi 5pl 1
W
we 4wh 8wi 4

All 48 answers

175 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
epee1
heel1
heinie6
hell1
help1
helpline8
hewn1
hippie6
lien1
line1
linen5
nene1
nephew6
newel5
nine1
ninepin7
nipple6
peel1
peen1
peep1
peewee6
penile6
penne5
pewee5
phew1
philhellene11
pile1
pine1
pinwheelpangram15
pipe1
pipeline8
plie1
weenie6
weep1
weepie6
well1
whee1
wheel5
wheelie7
whelp5
when1
whew1
while5
whine5
wienie6
wile1
wine1
wipe1
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