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Spelling Bee answers · Friday, March 20, 2020

Longest word
outgrown
8 letters
Top scorer
outgrown
15 points
Starting letters
5 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
9
5 letters
6
6 letters
4
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
G
7
3
2
12
O
1
1
1
1
4
R
1
1
2
T
1
1
W
2
2
Σ
9
6
4
1
1
21

Two-letter pairs

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

G
go 5gr 6gu 1
O
ou 4
R
ro 1ru 1
T
to 1
W
wr 2

All 21 answers

85 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
gong1
goon1
gorgon6
gout1
gown1
grog1
grotto6
grout5
grow1
grown5
grunt5
guru1
outgo5
outgrow7
outgrownpangram15
outgun6
rotgut6
rung1
tong1
wrong5
wrung5
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