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Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, January 30, 2020

Longest word
thataway
8 letters
Top scorer
thruway
14 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
14
5 letters
10
6 letters
2
7 letters
3
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
1
2
–
1
–
4
H
3
1
–
–
–
4
R
–
2
–
1
–
3
T
6
3
2
1
1
13
W
3
2
–
–
–
5
Y
1
–
–
–
–
1
Σ
14
10
2
3
1
30

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ar 2at 2
H
ha 3hu 1
R
ra 2ru 1
T
ta 5th 5tr 2tu 1
W
wa 3wh 1wr 1
Y
yu 1

All 30 answers

112 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
arhat5
arty1
athwart7
attar5
hart1
hath1
hatha5
hurt1
ratatat7
ratty5
rutty5
tarry5
tart1
tartar6
tatty5
taut1
that1
thataway8
thaw1
★thruwaypangram14
thwart6
tray1
truth5
tutu1
wart1
warty5
watt1
what1
wrath5
yurt1
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