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Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, March 21, 2020

Longest word
implicitly
10 letters
Top scorer
implicitly
17 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.2
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
14
5 letters
8
6 letters
3
7 letters
2
8 letters
1
9 letters
1
10 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
9
10
Σ
C
2
–
1
–
–
–
–
3
I
2
2
–
1
1
1
1
8
L
3
3
1
1
–
–
–
8
M
2
1
–
–
–
–
–
3
P
3
1
1
–
–
–
–
5
T
2
1
–
–
–
–
–
3
Σ
14
8
3
2
1
1
1
30

Two-letter pairs

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

C
ci 1cl 1cy 1
I
ic 1il 3im 3it 1
L
li 8
M
mi 3
P
pi 5
T
ti 3

All 30 answers

120 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
city1
clip1
cyclic6
icily5
illicit7
illicitly9
illy1
implicit8
★implicitlypangram17
imply5
itty1
licit5
licitly7
lilt1
lily1
limit5
limp1
limply6
lippy5
mill1
mimic5
mitt1
pill1
pimp1
pimply6
pipit5
pity1
till1
tilt1
tippy5
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