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Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, June 28, 2020

Longest word
highlight
9 letters
Top scorer
lightbulb
16 points
Starting letters
5 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
10
5 letters
8
6 letters
1
7 letters
0
8 letters
0
9 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
Σ
B
1
2
1
4
G
3
1
4
H
3
1
4
L
1
1
1
3
T
2
4
6
Σ
10
8
1
0
0
2
21

Two-letter pairs

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

B
bi 2bl 1bu 1
G
gi 2gl 1gu 1
H
hi 4
L
li 3
T
th 1ti 4tu 1

All 21 answers

81 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
bight5
bill1
blight6
built5
gill1
gilt1
glib1
guilt5
high1
highlight9
hill1
hilt1
light5
lightbulbpangram16
lilt1
thigh5
tight5
till1
tilt1
tilth5
tutti5
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