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Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, June 27, 2020

Longest word
cottonmouth
11 letters
Top scorer
cottonmouth
18 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.6
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
5
5 letters
13
6 letters
7
7 letters
3
8 letters
1
9 letters
0
10 letters
0
11 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
11
Σ
C
3
4
4
2
1
14
H
3
2
5
M
1
3
4
N
1
1
2
O
1
1
T
1
1
U
1
1
1
3
Σ
5
13
7
3
1
0
0
1
30

Two-letter pairs

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

C
ch 1co 12cu 1
H
ho 3hu 2
M
mo 1mu 3
N
no 2
O
ou 1
T
to 1
U
un 3

All 30 answers

159 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
chum1
coconut7
cocoon6
coho1
common6
conch5
concoct7
coot1
cotton6
cottonmouthpangram18
couch5
count5
couth5
cutout6
honcho6
hooch5
hootch6
hunch5
hutch5
mooch5
much1
mucho5
munch5
noncom6
notch5
ouch1
touch5
uncommon8
uncouth7
uncut5
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