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Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, June 18, 2020

Longest word
pocketbook
10 letters
Top scorer
pocketbook
17 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
4.9
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
13
5 letters
3
6 letters
4
7 letters
1
8 letters
0
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
2
2
4
C
2
1
1
4
K
2
2
O
1
1
P
1
1
1
3
T
6
1
1
8
Σ
13
3
4
1
0
0
1
22

Two-letter pairs

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

B
be 2bo 2
C
co 4
K
ke 2
O
oc 1
P
po 3
T
te 2to 6

All 22 answers

76 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
beet1
betook6
boot1
bootee6
cooktop7
coopt5
coot1
cote1
kept1
keto1
octet5
pocket6
pocketbookpangram17
poet1
teepee6
tepee5
tock1
toke1
took1
toot1
tope1
tote1
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