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Spelling Bee answers · Friday, August 14, 2020

Longest word
dillydally
10 letters
Top scorer
audibly
14 points
Starting letters
5 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
9
5 letters
9
6 letters
2
7 letters
2
8 letters
1
9 letters
0
10 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
10
Σ
A
1
1
2
B
2
3
1
6
D
2
2
1
1
1
7
I
3
2
5
L
2
1
1
4
Σ
9
9
2
2
1
0
1
24

Two-letter pairs

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

A
al 1au 1
B
ba 1bi 4bu 1
D
da 2di 5
I
id 3il 2
L
la 3li 1

All 24 answers

105 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
alibi5
audiblypangram14
bail1
bialy5
bilabial8
bill1
billy5
build5
daily5
daylily7
dial1
diddly6
dill1
dilly5
dillydally10
idly1
idyl1
idyll5
iliad5
illy1
labia5
labial6
laid1
lily1
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