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Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, May 26, 2020

Longest word
munchkin
8 letters
Top scorer
munchkin
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.1
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
9
5 letters
8
6 letters
3
7 letters
1
8 letters
2

The hints grid

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

4
5
6
7
8
Σ
C
3
5
1
9
H
1
1
2
I
1
1
K
1
1
2
M
2
2
1
5
N
1
1
1
3
U
1
1
Σ
9
8
3
1
2
23

Two-letter pairs

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

C
ch 7ci 1cu 1
H
hi 1hu 1
I
in 1
K
ki 2
M
mi 1mu 4
N
ni 1nu 2
U
un 1

All 23 answers

97 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
chic1
chichi6
chick5
chin1
chuck5
chum1
chunk5
cinch5
cumin5
hick1
hunch5
inch1
kick1
kimchi6
mimic5
much1
muck1
munch5
munchkinpangram15
nick1
nunchuck8
nunchuk7
unchic6
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