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Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, July 26, 2020

Longest word
megabyte
8 letters
Top scorer
megabyte
15 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
4.9
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
10
5 letters
13
6 letters
2
7 letters
1
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
4
1
–
–
6
B
9
5
–
1
–
15
G
–
1
–
–
–
1
M
–
2
–
–
1
3
T
–
1
1
–
–
2
Σ
10
13
2
1
1
27

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ab 4am 2
B
ba 7be 7by 1
G
ga 1
M
ma 2me 1
T
ta 1te 1

All 27 answers

109 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
abate5
abbey5
abeam5
abet1
ameba5
amebae6
baba1
babe1
baby1
baggage7
baggy5
bate1
batty5
beam1
beat1
beet1
begat5
begem5
beget5
beta1
byte1
gabby5
mamba5
maybe5
★megabytepangram15
tabby5
teabag6
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