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Spelling Bee answers · Friday, June 5, 2020

Longest word
choirboy
8 letters
Top scorer
choirboy
15 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.2
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
7
5 letters
7
6 letters
6
7 letters
1
8 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
Σ
B
4
2
3
9
C
2
3
1
1
7
H
1
2
1
4
R
1
1
Y
1
1
Σ
7
7
6
1
1
22

Two-letter pairs

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

B
bo 7br 2
C
ch 3co 2cr 2
H
ho 4
R
ro 1
Y
yo 1

All 22 answers

100 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
boho1
boob1
booboo6
booby5
boohoo6
boor1
boric5
brio1
brooch6
chicory7
choir5
choirboypangram15
cocci5
coho1
croc1
croci5
hobby5
hobo1
hooch5
horror6
rococo6
yoohoo6
Blurred so you can’t peek by accident.