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Spelling Bee answers · Monday, July 20, 2020

Longest word
nautical
8 letters
Top scorer
nautical
15 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
14
5 letters
7
6 letters
7
7 letters
5
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
A
1
1
3
5
C
3
1
2
6
I
1
1
L
4
2
1
7
N
1
1
1
3
T
3
3
1
7
U
2
3
5
Σ
14
7
7
5
1
34

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ac 1an 3au 1
C
ca 3cu 3
I
in 1
L
la 1lu 6
N
na 2nu 1
T
ta 3tu 4
U
ul 1un 4

All 34 answers

148 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
actual6
annual6
annul5
annuli6
aunt1
calculi7
cannula7
caul1
cull1
cult1
cultic6
intuit6
lacuna6
luau1
lull1
lulu1
luna1
lunaticpangram14
lunula6
nauticalpangram15
nautili7
null1
tactual7
taunt5
taut1
tuna1
tunic5
tutti5
tutu1
ulna1
uncut5
unit1
unlit5
until5
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