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Spelling Bee answers · Monday, March 23, 2020

Longest word
downwind
8 letters
Top scorer
hoodwink
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
15
5 letters
3
6 letters
2
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
D
3
–
–
–
1
4
H
2
–
–
–
1
3
K
3
1
–
1
–
5
N
2
1
–
–
–
3
O
1
1
–
–
–
2
W
4
–
2
–
1
7
Σ
15
3
2
1
3
24

Two-letter pairs

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

D
di 2do 2
H
hi 1ho 2
K
ki 2kn 3
N
no 3
O
oi 1on 1
W
wi 5wo 2

All 24 answers

80 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
dink1
dino1
down1
downwind8
hind1
honk1
★hoodwinkpangram15
kind1
kink1
know1
knowhow7
known5
nohow5
nook1
noon1
oink1
onion5
wind1
window6
wink1
winnow6
wino1
wonk1
woodwind8
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