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Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, March 12, 2020

Longest word
accuracy
8 letters
Top scorer
raunchy
14 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.8
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
2
5 letters
7
6 letters
7
7 letters
4
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
A
1
1
2
C
2
3
2
7
H
2
3
5
R
1
1
1
3
U
1
1
2
Y
1
1
2
Σ
2
7
7
4
1
21

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ac 1au 1
C
ch 3cr 2cu 2
H
ha 1hu 4
R
ra 2ru 1
U
un 2
Y
yu 2

All 21 answers

122 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
accuracy8
aura1
church6
churchy7
churn5
crunch6
crunchy7
curacy6
curry5
haunch6
hunch5
hurrah6
hurray6
hurry5
raunch6
raunchypangram14
runny5
unary5
uncanny7
yuan1
yucca5
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