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Spelling Bee answers · Monday, January 4, 2021

Longest word
handicap
8 letters
Top scorer
handicap
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.1
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
11
5 letters
9
6 letters
9
7 letters
1
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
2
4
C
7
6
4
17
D
1
1
H
1
1
I
1
1
1
3
N
1
1
P
1
2
1
4
Σ
11
9
9
1
1
31

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ac 4
C
ca 4ch 11ci 2
D
da 1
H
ha 1
I
in 3
N
ni 1
P
pa 1pi 3

All 31 answers

132 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
acacia6
acai1
acid1
acidic6
cancan6
candid6
canid5
canna5
chad1
chai1
chain5
chap1
chia1
chic1
chica5
chichi6
chin1
china5
chip1
cicada6
cinch5
dacha5
handicappangram15
inch1
indica6
indicia7
niacin6
panic5
pica1
picnic6
pinch5
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