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Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, August 16, 2020

Longest word
clinician
9 letters
Top scorer
fanciful
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.3
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
19
5 letters
12
6 letters
14
7 letters
3
8 letters
2
9 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
9
Σ
A
2
2
3
1
8
C
4
4
2
2
1
1
14
F
4
3
5
1
1
14
I
1
1
L
4
2
3
9
N
4
1
5
U
1
1
Σ
19
12
14
3
2
2
52

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ac 2al 1an 5
C
ca 10ci 1cl 3
F
fa 8fi 4fl 2
I
il 1
L
la 5li 1lu 3
N
na 4ni 1
U
ul 1

All 52 answers

225 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
acacia6
acai1
alfalfa7
anal1
annal5
annual6
annul5
annuli6
calculi7
calf1
call1
calla5
canal5
cancan6
canful6
canna5
cannula7
caul1
cilia5
clan1
clinical8
clinician9
facial6
fail1
fall1
fancifulpangram15
fanfic6
faun1
fauna5
faunal6
filial6
final5
financial9
finial6
flail5
flan1
iliac5
lacuna6
laic1
laical6
lain1
lanai5
lilac5
luau1
luna1
lunula6
naan1
naif1
nail1
nana1
niacin6
ulna1
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