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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
Blurred so you can’t peek by accident.