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Spelling Bee answers · Friday, July 24, 2020

Longest word
italicize
9 letters
Top scorer
italicize
16 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.7
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
9
5 letters
13
6 letters
11
7 letters
10
8 letters
2
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
1
1
3
1
6
C
3
5
2
2
12
E
2
1
1
1
5
I
1
2
1
1
5
L
3
2
2
4
11
T
2
2
1
1
1
7
Σ
9
13
11
10
2
1
46

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ac 5at 1
C
ca 6ce 3ci 2cl 1
E
ec 2el 3
I
ic 1il 2it 2
L
la 8li 3
T
ta 7

All 46 answers

242 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
acacia6
acai1
acetal6
acetate7
acetic6
attic5
cacti5
call1
calla5
catcall7
cattail7
cattle6
celiac6
cell1
celli5
cilia5
cite1
cleat5
eclat5
eclectic8
elect5
electee7
elicit6
icicle6
iliac5
illicit7
italic6
italicizepangram16
lace1
lactate7
lacteal7
lactic6
laic1
laical6
laicize7
lattice7
lice1
licit5
lilac5
tacet5
tacit5
tact1
tactic6
tactical8
tactile7
talc1
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