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Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, March 18, 2020

Longest word
compound
8 letters
Top scorer
compound
15 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
4.9
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
17
5 letters
6
6 letters
6
7 letters
1
8 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
Σ
C
3
2
4
1
10
D
2
1
3
M
3
2
1
6
N
2
1
3
P
3
1
1
5
U
4
1
5
Σ
17
6
6
1
2
32

Two-letter pairs

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

C
co 10
D
do 2du 1
M
mo 6
N
no 3
P
po 5
U
ud 1un 2up 2

All 32 answers

113 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
cocoon6
codon5
common6
comp1
compoundpangram15
condo5
condom6
coop1
coup1
coupon6
dodo1
doom1
dunno5
mondo5
mono1
monopod7
mood1
moon1
mound5
noncom6
noon1
noun1
pomp1
pompom6
pond1
poop1
pound5
udon1
uncommon8
undo1
updo1
upon1
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