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Spelling Bee answers · Friday, July 10, 2020

Longest word
priapic
7 letters
Top scorer
privacy
14 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.0
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
12
5 letters
8
6 letters
9
7 letters
2

The hints grid

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

4
5
6
7
Σ
A
3
1
3
7
C
3
3
2
8
P
4
2
4
2
12
R
1
1
V
1
1
2
Y
1
1
Σ
12
8
9
2
31

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ac 2ai 1ap 1ar 2av 1
C
ca 5ci 1cr 2
P
pa 7pi 2pr 3
R
ra 1
V
va 1vi 1
Y
ya 1

All 31 answers

127 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
acacia6
acai1
airy1
apiary6
aria1
array5
aviary6
carp1
carpi5
carry5
cava1
caviar6
circa5
crap1
crappy6
pair1
papa1
papacy6
papaya6
pappy5
papyri6
parry5
pica1
piracy6
pray1
priapic7
privacypangram14
racy1
vary1
vicar5
yappy5
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