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Spelling Bee answers · Monday, March 16, 2020

Longest word
genotype
8 letters
Top scorer
genotype
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
4.8
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
26
5 letters
14
6 letters
5
7 letters
1
8 letters
3

The hints grid

How many words of each length start with each letter — the classic Bee cheat sheet.

4
5
6
7
8
Σ
E
2
1
1
4
G
3
1
1
1
6
N
5
2
7
O
2
2
4
P
7
5
2
14
T
6
5
1
12
Y
1
1
2
Σ
26
14
5
1
3
49

Two-letter pairs

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

E
eg 2en 1ep 1
G
ge 3go 3
N
ne 3no 4
O
og 1on 1op 2
P
pe 10po 4
T
te 7to 4ty 1
Y
ye 2

All 49 answers

164 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
eggnog6
eggy1
entente7
epee1
gene1
genotypepangram15
gent1
gone1
gooey5
gotten6
nene1
neon1
netty5
none1
nonet5
nope1
note1
ogee1
ontogeny8
open1
opponent8
peen1
peep1
penne5
penny5
pent1
peon1
peony5
peppy5
petty5
peyote6
poet1
pone1
pope1
potent6
teen1
teeny5
teepee6
tenet5
tenon5
tent1
tepee5
tone1
tonne5
tope1
tote1
type1
yegg1
yente5
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