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Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, June 20, 2020

Longest word
inhibitive
10 letters
Top scorer
inhibitive
17 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.5
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
5
7 letters
3
8 letters
1
9 letters
2
10 letters
2

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
1
3
E
1
1
1
3
H
1
1
2
I
1
3
2
1
1
8
N
3
1
1
1
1
7
T
6
3
9
V
3
3
Σ
16
6
5
3
1
2
2
35

Two-letter pairs

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

B
be 2bi 1
E
en 1ev 2
H
he 1hi 1
I
in 8
N
ne 1ni 6
T
te 4th 3ti 2
V
ve 2vi 1

All 35 answers

150 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
been1
bent1
bitten6
entente7
even1
event5
heinie6
hint1
inhibit7
inhibitivepangram17
innie5
intent6
invent6
inventive9
invite6
invitee7
nene1
nine1
nineteen8
nineteenth10
ninetieth9
ninth5
nite1
teen1
tenet5
tent1
tenth5
then1
thin1
thine5
tine1
tint1
vein1
vent1
vine1
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