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Spelling Bee answers · Friday, July 17, 2020

Longest word
cufflink
8 letters
Top scorer
cufflink
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
4.8
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
3
7 letters
1
8 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
Σ
C
1
5
1
–
1
8
F
2
3
–
1
–
6
I
–
–
1
–
–
1
K
2
–
–
–
–
2
L
6
–
–
–
–
6
N
1
–
–
–
–
1
U
–
–
1
–
–
1
Σ
12
8
3
1
1
25

Two-letter pairs

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

C
cl 6cu 2
F
fi 1fl 3fu 2
I
in 1
K
ki 2
L
li 2lu 4
N
nu 1
U
un 1

All 25 answers

92 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
click5
cliff5
clinic6
clink5
cluck5
clunk5
★cufflinkpangram15
cull1
fill1
flick5
fluff5
flunk5
fulfill7
full1
infill6
kill1
kiln1
lick1
link1
luck1
lull1
lulu1
lunk1
null1
unlink6
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