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Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, April 1, 2020

Longest word
lallygag
8 letters
Top scorer
vulgarly
15 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.2
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
11
5 letters
12
6 letters
5
7 letters
4
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
A
2
3
3
8
G
4
3
7
L
4
2
1
1
8
R
2
1
3
U
1
1
1
3
V
1
3
1
5
Σ
11
12
5
4
2
34

Two-letter pairs

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

A
al 4ar 1au 3
G
ga 3gl 1gu 3
L
la 5lu 3
R
ra 1ru 2
U
ug 1uv 2
V
vu 5

All 34 answers

152 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
alga1
algal5
allay5
ally1
arugula7
augural7
aural5
aurally7
gala1
gall1
gayly5
glug1
gulag5
gull1
gully5
laggy5
lallygag8
larva5
larval6
lava1
luau1
lull1
lulu1
rally5
rural5
rurally7
ugly1
uvula5
uvular6
vulgar6
vulgarlypangram15
vulva5
vulval6
vulvar6
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