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Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, January 31, 2021

Longest word
horribly
8 letters
Top scorer
horribly
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
16
5 letters
7
6 letters
5
7 letters
0
8 letters
2

The hints grid

How many words of each length start with each letter — the classic Bee cheat sheet.

4
5
6
7
8
Σ
B
8
2
3
13
H
2
2
1
1
6
L
2
2
1
5
O
2
2
R
2
1
3
Y
1
1
Σ
16
7
5
0
2
30

Two-letter pairs

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

B
bl 2bo 9br 2
H
ho 6
L
lo 5
O
oi 1ol 1
R
ro 3
Y
yo 1

All 30 answers

104 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
blob1
blobby6
boho1
boil1
boll1
bolo1
boob1
booboo6
booby5
boohoo6
boor1
brio1
broil5
hobby5
hobo1
holly5
holy1
horriblypangram15
horror6
lobby5
loblolly8
lobo1
loll1
lorry5
oily1
olio1
roil1
roily5
roll1
yoohoo6
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