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Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, January 22, 2020

Longest word
dogfight
8 letters
Top scorer
dogfight
15 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
4.9
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
12
5 letters
4
6 letters
2
7 letters
2
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
F
2
2
G
3
1
4
H
3
2
1
6
I
1
1
T
1
1
2
Σ
12
4
2
2
1
21

Two-letter pairs

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

D
di 1do 5
F
fo 2
G
go 4
H
ho 6
I
id 1
T
to 2

All 21 answers

73 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
ditto5
dodo1
doff1
dogfightpangram15
doggo5
doth1
food1
foot1
godhood7
good1
goof1
goth1
hood1
hoodoo6
hoof1
hoot1
hotdog6
hotfoot7
idiot5
toot1
tooth5
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