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Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, June 17, 2020

Longest word
inflexible
10 letters
Top scorer
inflexible
17 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.4
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
13
5 letters
8
6 letters
7
7 letters
2
8 letters
3
9 letters
0
10 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
10
Σ
B
4
4
2
1
11
E
2
1
3
F
6
3
1
10
I
1
1
2
L
3
2
1
1
7
N
1
1
Σ
13
8
7
2
3
0
1
34

Two-letter pairs

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

B
be 6bi 3bl 2
E
el 1en 1ex 1
F
fe 5fi 2fl 3
I
in 2
L
li 7
N
ni 1

All 34 answers

150 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
beeline7
befell6
belie5
belief6
bell1
belle5
bible5
bile1
bill1
blin1
blini5
elfin5
enfeeble8
exile5
feeble6
feel1
feline6
fell1
fennel6
file1
fill1
flee1
flex1
flexible8
infill6
inflexiblepangram17
libel5
libelee7
lien1
life1
lifeline8
line1
linen5
nibble6
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