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Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, July 2, 2020

Longest word
alfalfa
7 letters
Top scorer
mudflap
14 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
4.6
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
19
5 letters
6
6 letters
2
7 letters
3

The hints grid

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

4
5
6
7
Σ
A
1
–
1
2
4
D
3
–
–
–
3
F
2
–
–
–
2
L
4
1
–
–
5
M
3
2
1
1
7
P
6
3
–
–
9
Σ
19
6
2
3
30

Two-letter pairs

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

A
al 2ap 2
D
da 1du 2
F
fa 1fl 1
L
la 3ll 1lu 1
M
ma 6mu 1
P
pa 6pu 3

All 30 answers

89 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
alfalfa7
alum1
appall6
applaud7
damp1
duad1
dual1
fall1
flap1
lama1
lamp1
laud1
llama5
luau1
madam5
mall1
mama1
mamma5
mammal6
maul1
★mudflappangram14
pall1
palm1
palp1
pampa5
papa1
papal5
puma1
pupa1
pupal5
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