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Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, March 29, 2020

Longest word
typhoid
7 letters
Top scorer
typhoid
14 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts 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
11
5 letters
11
6 letters
7
7 letters
1

The hints grid

How many words of each length start with each letter — the classic Bee cheat sheet.

4
5
6
7
Σ
D
3
2
–
–
5
H
4
3
2
–
9
I
–
1
–
–
1
O
–
–
2
–
2
P
2
3
–
–
5
T
2
2
2
1
7
Y
–
–
1
–
1
Σ
11
11
7
1
30

Two-letter pairs

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

D
di 1do 4
H
hi 1ho 6hy 2
I
id 1
O
od 1op 1
P
ph 1po 4
T
ti 1to 4ty 2
Y
yo 1

All 30 answers

122 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
ditto5
dodo1
dopy1
doth1
dotty5
hippo5
hood1
hoodoo6
hoop1
hoot1
hoppy5
hotpot6
hyoid5
hypo1
idiot5
oddity6
opioid6
photo5
pooh1
poop1
poppy5
potty5
tiptop6
toddy5
toot1
tooth5
toothy6
★typhoidpangram14
typo1
yoohoo6
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