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Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, January 5, 2020

Longest word
dataflow
8 letters
Top scorer
dataflow
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
17
5 letters
9
6 letters
3
7 letters
1
8 letters
4

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
4
1
6
D
3
1
4
F
2
3
3
8
L
2
1
3
T
6
1
2
1
10
W
3
3
Σ
17
9
3
1
4
34

Two-letter pairs

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

A
af 2al 3at 1
D
da 3do 1
F
fa 2fl 3fo 3
L
lo 3
T
ta 3to 6tw 1
W
wa 2wo 1

All 34 answers

126 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
afloat6
afoot5
allot5
aloft5
alto1
atoll5
daft1
data1
dataflowpangram15
dolt1
fatal5
fatwa5
flat1
flatfoot8
float5
foot1
footfall8
footwall8
loft1
loot1
lotto5
tall1
tallow6
tattoo6
toad1
told1
toll1
tool1
toot1
total5
twofold7
waft1
watt1
woot1
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