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Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, July 2, 2024

Longest word
flavorful
9 letters
Top scorer
flavorful
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.2
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
11
5 letters
10
6 letters
7
7 letters
1
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
3
1
1
1
6
F
3
6
2
1
1
13
L
1
1
2
O
1
1
2
R
4
1
5
U
1
1
V
1
1
2
Σ
11
10
7
1
1
1
31

Two-letter pairs

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

A
af 2au 4
F
fa 2fl 6fo 2fr 1fu 2
L
la 2
O
or 1ov 1
R
ro 3ru 2
U
uv 1
V
va 1vu 1

All 31 answers

134 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
afar1
afro1
aura1
aural5
aurora6
auroral7
farro5
favor5
flavor6
flavorfulpangram16
floor5
flora5
floral6
flour5
fora1
four1
froufrou8
furl1
furor5
larva5
larval6
oral1
ovular6
roar1
roll1
roof1
ruff1
rural5
uvular6
valor5
vulvar6
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