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Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, July 11, 2020

Longest word
abracadabra
11 letters
Top scorer
backyard
15 points
Starting letters
4 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
11
5 letters
4
6 letters
2
7 letters
2
8 letters
1
9 letters
0
10 letters
0
11 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
11
Σ
A
1
1
1
3
B
8
2
1
1
12
C
2
1
1
1
5
D
1
1
Σ
11
4
2
2
1
0
0
1
21

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ab 3
B
ba 10br 2
C
ca 2cr 3
D
dr 1

All 21 answers

83 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
aback5
abbacy6
abracadabra11
baba1
babka5
baby1
back1
backyardpangram15
baddy5
barb1
bard1
bark1
barrack7
brad1
bray1
cabby5
carb1
crab1
crabby6
crybaby7
drab1
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