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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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