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Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, March 4, 2020

Longest word
cottonwood
10 letters
Top scorer
countdown
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.3
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
16
5 letters
8
6 letters
4
7 letters
6
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
1
3
3
4
1
1
13
D
2
2
1
5
N
2
2
O
1
1
2
T
4
4
U
3
1
1
5
W
3
1
1
1
6
Σ
16
8
4
6
1
1
1
37

Two-letter pairs

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

C
co 11cu 2
D
do 4du 1
N
no 2
O
on 1ou 1
T
to 4
U
ud 1un 4
W
wo 6

All 37 answers

163 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
coconut7
cocoon6
codon5
concoct7
condo5
conduct7
coot1
cotton6
cottonwood10
count5
countdownpangram16
cutdownpangram14
cutout6
dodo1
donut5
down1
downtown8
dunno5
noon1
noun1
onto1
outdo5
toon1
toot1
tout1
town1
udon1
undo1
unto1
unwon5
unwound7
wont1
wonton6
wood1
woodcut7
woot1
wound5
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