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Spelling Bee answers · Friday, October 23, 2020

Longest word
toothpick
9 letters
Top scorer
toothpick
16 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
14
5 letters
10
6 letters
3
7 letters
1
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
C
5
2
1
8
H
5
3
1
9
I
1
1
K
1
1
P
2
3
1
1
1
8
T
2
1
3
Σ
14
10
3
1
1
1
30

Two-letter pairs

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

C
ch 7co 1
H
hi 3ho 6
I
it 1
K
ki 1
P
ph 3pi 2po 3
T
th 1to 2

All 30 answers

113 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
chic1
chichi6
chick5
chip1
chit1
chock5
chop1
coho1
hick1
hippo5
hitch5
hock1
hooch5
hook1
hoop1
hoot1
hotpot6
itch1
kith1
photic6
photo5
photopic8
pitch5
pith1
pooch5
pooh1
pothook7
thick5
tooth5
toothpickpangram16
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