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Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, August 6, 2020

Longest word
unpopular
9 letters
Top scorer
unpopular
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts 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
24
5 letters
12
6 letters
12
7 letters
4
8 letters
2
9 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
Σ
A
1
3
3
2
9
L
8
2
3
1
14
N
1
1
2
O
2
1
3
P
10
4
5
1
1
21
R
1
1
2
U
1
1
1
1
4
Σ
24
12
12
4
2
1
55

Two-letter pairs

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

A
an 5ap 2au 2
L
la 1ll 1lo 5lu 7
N
no 1nu 1
O
op 1or 2
P
pa 6pl 4po 6pr 1pu 4
R
ro 1ru 1
U
ul 2un 2

All 55 answers

216 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
anal1
annal5
annual6
annul5
annular7
apollo6
appall6
aural5
auroral7
larrup6
llano5
loan1
loll1
lollop6
loon1
loop1
luau1
lull1
lulu1
luna1
lunar5
lunula6
lunular7
nonpolar8
null1
opal1
oral1
orlop5
pall1
pallor6
palp1
papal5
parlor6
parol5
plan1
planar6
plop1
plural6
polar5
poll1
polo1
pool1
poplar6
popular7
propanol8
pull1
pulp1
pupal5
purl1
roll1
rural5
ulna1
ulnar5
unpopularpangram16
unroll6
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