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Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, August 15, 2020

Longest word
drumroll
8 letters
Top scorer
modular
14 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.1
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
19
5 letters
16
6 letters
8
7 letters
7
8 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
Σ
A
2
5
3
2
12
D
5
5
1
1
1
13
L
2
2
M
2
3
2
4
11
O
2
2
R
6
3
2
11
Σ
19
16
8
7
1
51

Two-letter pairs

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

A
al 1am 1ar 6au 4
D
do 5dr 6du 2
L
la 1lo 1
M
ma 4mo 4mu 3
O
od 1or 1
R
ra 3ro 6ru 2

All 51 answers

211 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
alarm5
amoral6
ardor5
armada6
armload7
armor5
aroma5
arum1
aura1
aural5
aurora6
auroral7
dollar6
dolor5
door1
dorm1
dour1
dram1
drama5
droll5
drool5
drum1
drumroll8
dullard7
durum5
lard1
lord1
mallard7
malodor7
maraud6
marm1
modularpangram14
molar5
moor1
moral5
mudroom7
mural5
murmur6
odor1
oral1
radar5
ramada6
ramrod6
road1
roam1
roar1
roll1
rood1
room1
rumor5
rural5
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