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Spelling Bee answers · Monday, July 27, 2020

Longest word
inkblot
7 letters
Top scorer
inkblot
14 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
4.7
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
22
5 letters
1
6 letters
5
7 letters
4

The hints grid

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

4
5
6
7
Σ
B
3
3
6
I
1
1
2
K
3
2
5
L
3
1
1
5
N
1
1
O
2
2
T
10
1
11
Σ
22
1
5
4
32

Two-letter pairs

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

B
bi 1bl 2bo 3
I
in 2
K
ki 3kn 2
L
li 2lo 3
N
no 1
O
ob 1on 1
T
ti 4to 7

All 32 answers

92 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
biotin6
blot1
blotto6
bolt1
bonito6
boot1
inkblotpangram14
into1
kilobit7
kiloton7
kilt1
knit1
knot1
lilt1
lint1
loot1
lotion6
lotto5
notion6
obit1
onto1
tiki1
till1
tilt1
tint1
toil1
toll1
took1
tool1
toolkit7
toon1
toot1
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