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Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, January 2, 2020

Longest word
unkindly
8 letters
Top scorer
unkindly
15 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
4.8
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
14
5 letters
3
6 letters
4
7 letters
1
8 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
Σ
D
3
2
1
6
I
3
1
4
K
2
1
1
4
L
5
5
N
1
1
U
2
1
3
Σ
14
3
4
1
1
23

Two-letter pairs

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

D
di 3du 3
I
id 3il 1
K
ki 4
L
li 2lu 3
N
nu 1
U
un 3

All 23 answers

75 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
diddly6
dill1
dilly5
dull1
dully5
duly1
idly1
idyl1
idyll5
illy1
kill1
kiln1
kindly6
kinkily7
lily1
link1
lull1
lulu1
lunk1
null1
unduly6
unkindlypangram15
unlink6
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