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Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, July 15, 2020

Longest word
cowgirl
7 letters
Top scorer
cowgirl
14 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
4.9
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
8
5 letters
10
6 letters
2
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
C
1
5
1
7
G
2
1
1
4
I
1
1
2
L
1
1
2
O
1
1
R
2
1
3
W
1
1
1
3
Σ
8
10
2
2
22

Two-letter pairs

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

C
ci 1co 5cr 1
G
gi 3gr 1
I
ig 1il 1
L
lo 2
O
ol 1
R
ri 2ro 1
W
wi 3

All 22 answers

91 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
cirri5
cocci5
coil1
colic5
corgi5
cowgirlpangram14
croci5
gigolo6
gill1
girl1
grill5
igloo5
illogic7
loci1
logic5
olio1
rigor5
rill1
roil1
wilco5
will1
willow6
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