Reports & Records: Spelling Bee Puzzle History

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SPELLING BEES OF SPECIAL INTEREST Oddities and special circumstances.
2500TH SPELLING BEE The Spelling Bee reached a special milestone on March 12, 2025, and Sam treated us to a FABULOUS Bee.
GOOFS AND GAFFES When all is not as expected, foofaraws ensue.
ALL LETTERS IN SPELLING BEE HISTORY Which letters have been used the most? The least? Which initial letters have been used the most? The least?
SPELLING BEES WITH ONLY ONE VOWEL How many Spelling Bee puzzles have been designed with only one vowel?
SPELLING BEES WITH J Q S X OR Z How rarely do these letters -- also rare in American English -- appear in the Spelling Bee?
SPELLING BEES WITH LETTER S A complete history of this elusive letter in the Spelling Bee, including a breakdown of the dreaded plurals and third-person-singular verbs.
SPELLING BEES WITH THE FEWEST STARTING LETTERS A very few solution sets comprise words that begin with only a few of the puzzle letters.
SPELLING BEES IN WHICH NO WORDS BEGIN WITH A VOWEL A very few solution sets comprise only words that begin with consonants.
SPELLING BEES WITH E+D AND/OR I+N+G Are these letter combos really as common as them seem to be? And do they ever appear together in the same Bee?
CENTER LETTERS IN SPELLING BEE HISTORY Which letter has been in the center the most? The least?
ALL WORDS BEGIN WITH THE CENTER LETTER In a very few Spelling Bee puzzles, all of the answers begin with the center letter.
NO WORDS BEGIN WITH THE CENTER LETTER In a small number of Spelling Bee puzzles, none of the answers begins with the center letter.
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