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Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, January 30, 2021

Longest word
childlike
9 letters
Top scorer
childlike
16 points
Starting letters
3 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.3
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
12
5 letters
9
6 letters
8
7 letters
6
8 letters
0
9 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
Σ
C
1
7
4
4
1
17
H
10
1
4
1
16
L
1
1
1
3
Σ
12
9
8
6
0
1
36

Two-letter pairs

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

C
ch 14ci 1cl 2
H
he 9hi 7
L
le 3

All 36 answers

163 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
check5
checked7
cheek5
chic1
chichi6
chick5
chicle6
chide5
chided6
child5
childlikepangram16
chili5
chill5
chilled7
cichlid7
cliche6
cliched7
heck1
heckle6
heckled7
heed1
heeded6
heel1
heeled6
held1
hell1
hick1
hide1
hied1
hike1
hiked5
hill1
hilled6
lech1
leech5
leeched7
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