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Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, April 12, 2020

Longest word
mudflat
7 letters
Top scorer
mudflat
14 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
4.7
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
17
5 letters
4
6 letters
6
7 letters
1

The hints grid

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

4
5
6
7
Σ
A
1
1
2
D
4
1
1
6
F
1
2
1
4
L
4
4
M
4
2
1
7
T
3
1
4
U
1
1
Σ
17
4
6
1
28

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ad 1al 1
D
da 1du 5
F
fa 1fl 2fu 1
L
la 1lu 3
M
ma 1mu 6
T
ta 1tu 3
U
um 1

All 28 answers

87 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
adult5
alum1
datum5
duad1
dual1
duff1
dull1
dumdum6
fault5
flauta6
fluff5
full1
laud1
luau1
lull1
lulu1
maul1
mudflatpangram14
muff1
mull1
mutt1
mutual6
muumuu6
taut1
tuft1
tumult6
tutu1
umlaut6
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