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Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, January 28, 2020

Longest word
vacantly
8 letters
Top scorer
vacantly
15 points
Starting letters
6 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
16
5 letters
12
6 letters
4
7 letters
4
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
A
2
1
1
4
C
6
4
1
2
13
L
2
2
N
3
4
1
1
9
T
3
2
5
V
1
1
1
1
4
Σ
16
12
4
4
1
37

Two-letter pairs

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

A
al 2an 2
C
ca 10cl 2cy 1
L
la 2
N
na 9
T
ta 5
V
va 4

All 37 answers

143 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
allay5
ally1
anal1
anally6
call1
calla5
canal5
cancan6
canny5
cant1
cantata7
catcall7
catty5
cava1
clan1
clay1
cyan1
lacy1
lava1
naan1
nana1
nanny5
natal5
natant6
natty5
naval5
navally7
navy1
tact1
talc1
tall1
tally5
tatty5
vacancy7
vacant6
vacantlypangram15
vacay5
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