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Spelling Bee answers · Friday, January 8, 2021

Longest word
offhanded
9 letters
Top scorer
offhanded
16 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start 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
16
5 letters
6
6 letters
8
7 letters
2
8 letters
1
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
A
2
1
3
D
3
1
3
7
F
2
2
H
4
2
3
1
10
N
4
1
5
O
1
2
1
1
1
1
7
Σ
16
6
8
2
1
1
34

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ae 1an 2
D
do 7
F
fo 2
H
ha 1ho 9
N
ne 1no 4
O
od 2of 5

All 34 answers

132 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
aeon1
anode5
anon1
dodo1
doff1
doffed6
done1
donee5
donned6
doodad6
fond1
food1
handoff7
hodad5
hoed1
hone1
honed5
hood1
hooded6
hoodoo6
hoof1
hoofed6
neon1
nodded6
node1
none1
noon1
odea1
odeon5
offed5
offend6
offended8
offhand7
offhandedpangram16
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