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Spelling Bee answers · Friday, September 4, 2020

Longest word
chaining
8 letters
Top scorer
chapping
15 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.8
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
10
5 letters
5
6 letters
2
7 letters
4
8 letters
8

The hints grid

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

4
5
6
7
8
Σ
A
–
–
1
–
–
1
C
6
4
1
1
7
19
H
2
–
–
2
–
4
I
1
–
–
1
–
2
N
1
–
–
–
–
1
P
–
1
–
–
1
2
Σ
10
5
2
4
8
29

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ac 1
C
ca 1ch 16ci 2
H
ha 2hi 2
I
in 2
N
ni 1
P
pi 2

All 29 answers

146 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
aching6
caching7
chai1
chain5
chaining8
chancing8
changing8
chap1
★chappingpangram15
chia1
chic1
chica5
chichi6
chin1
china5
chinning8
chip1
chipping8
cinch5
cinching8
hang1
hanging7
high1
hinging7
inch1
inching7
nigh1
pinch5
pinching8
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