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Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, July 22, 2020

Longest word
potbelly
8 letters
Top scorer
potbelly
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
8
5 letters
10
6 letters
4
7 letters
2
8 letters
2

The hints grid

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

4
5
6
7
8
Σ
B
1
3
1
1
6
E
1
1
1
3
L
2
2
O
1
1
P
1
5
2
1
9
T
2
1
3
Y
2
2
Σ
8
10
4
2
2
26

Two-letter pairs

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

B
be 2bl 1bo 2by 1
E
ee 1ey 2
L
lo 2
O
ob 1
P
pe 4pl 1po 4
T
te 1ty 2
Y
ye 2

All 26 answers

119 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
bellboy7
belly5
blobby6
booby5
booty5
byte1
eely1
eyebolt7
eyelet6
lobby5
loopy5
obey1
pebbly6
peppy5
petty5
peyote6
ploy1
polyp5
poppy5
potbellypangram15
potty5
teletype8
type1
typo1
yell1
yelp1
Blurred so you can’t peek by accident.