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Spelling Bee answers · Monday, June 1, 2020

Longest word
groundhog
9 letters
Top scorer
groundhog
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts 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
10
6 letters
6
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
D
4
4
1
–
–
–
9
G
4
1
2
1
–
1
9
H
3
2
2
–
–
–
7
N
2
–
–
1
–
–
3
O
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
R
1
3
–
–
–
–
4
U
2
–
1
–
1
–
4
Σ
17
10
6
2
1
1
37

Two-letter pairs

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

D
do 7du 2
G
go 6gr 3
H
ho 7
N
no 2nu 1
O
od 1
R
ro 4
U
ud 1un 3

All 37 answers

141 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
dodo1
doggo5
dong1
donor5
door1
dough5
dour1
dugong6
dunno5
godhood7
gong1
good1
goon1
gorgon6
gourd5
grog1
ground6
★groundhogpangram16
honor5
hood1
hoodoo6
horn1
horror6
hound5
hour1
noon1
noun1
nunhood7
odor1
rondo5
rood1
rough5
round5
udon1
undo1
unground8
unhood6
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