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Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, May 27, 2020

Longest word
hillbilly
9 letters
Top scorer
horribly
15 points
Starting letters
4 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.0
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
11
5 letters
6
6 letters
3
7 letters
0
8 letters
1
9 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
Σ
B
9
3
3
15
H
1
1
1
1
4
L
1
1
2
R
1
1
Σ
11
6
3
0
1
1
22

Two-letter pairs

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

B
bi 2bl 2bo 9br 2
H
hi 1ho 3
L
lo 2
R
ri 1

All 22 answers

83 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
bill1
billy5
blob1
blobby6
boho1
boil1
boll1
bolo1
boob1
booboo6
booby5
boohoo6
boor1
brio1
broil5
hillbilly9
hobby5
hobo1
horriblypangram15
lobby5
lobo1
ribby5
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