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Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, July 19, 2020

Longest word
auxiliary
9 letters
Top scorer
auxiliary
16 points
Starting letters
4 of 7
letters that start 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
13
5 letters
7
6 letters
3
7 letters
3
8 letters
1
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
2
3
2
2
1
1
11
I
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
L
7
1
1
–
–
–
9
R
3
3
–
1
–
–
7
Σ
13
7
3
3
1
1
28

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ai 1al 2ar 1au 3ax 4
I
il 1
L
la 2li 3lu 4
R
ra 2ri 3ru 2

All 28 answers

111 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
airily6
allay5
ally1
aril1
aural5
aurally7
★auxiliarypangram16
axial5
axially7
axilla6
axillary8
illy1
lair1
laxly5
liar1
lily1
lira1
luau1
lull1
lulu1
luxury6
rail1
rally5
rial1
rill1
riyal5
rural5
rurally7
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