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Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, March 17, 2020

Longest word
adjutant
8 letters
Top scorer
adjunct
14 points
Starting letters
6 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
5
6 letters
3
7 letters
2
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
1
1
4
C
1
1
1
3
D
2
2
4
J
2
2
N
3
1
4
T
3
1
4
Σ
10
5
3
2
1
21

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ad 3au 1
C
ca 3
D
da 2du 2
J
ja 1ju 1
N
na 4
T
ta 3tu 1

All 21 answers

82 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
adduct6
adjunctpangram14
adjutant8
aunt1
cancan6
cant1
cantata7
data1
daunt5
duad1
ducat5
jaunt5
junta5
naan1
nada1
nana1
natant6
tact1
taunt5
taut1
tuna1
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