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Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, June 23, 2020

Longest word
brickwork
9 letters
Top scorer
brickwork
16 points
Starting letters
4 of 7
letters that start 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
11
5 letters
8
6 letters
2
7 letters
0
8 letters
2
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
B
3
3
1
–
1
1
9
C
4
5
–
–
–
–
9
R
3
–
1
–
–
–
4
W
1
–
–
–
1
–
2
Σ
11
8
2
0
2
1
24

Two-letter pairs

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

B
bo 4br 5
C
ci 1co 1cr 7
R
ri 1ro 3
W
wo 2

All 24 answers

95 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
bookwork8
boor1
boric5
borrow6
brick5
★brickworkpangram16
brio1
brook5
brow1
cirri5
cork1
crib1
crick5
croc1
croci5
crock5
crook5
crow1
rick1
rock1
rococo6
rook1
work1
workbook8
Blurred so you can’t peek by accident.