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Spelling Bee answers · Friday, July 3, 2020

Longest word
granddad
8 letters
Top scorer
vanguard
15 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
17
5 letters
6
6 letters
0
7 letters
1
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
A
2
1
–
–
–
3
D
4
–
–
–
–
4
G
5
3
–
1
1
10
N
3
–
–
–
–
3
R
3
1
–
–
–
4
U
–
1
–
–
–
1
V
–
–
–
–
1
1
Σ
17
6
0
1
2
26

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ag 1au 2
D
da 2dr 1du 1
G
ga 2gr 5gu 3
N
na 3
R
ra 4
U
un 1
V
va 1

All 26 answers

77 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
agar1
augur5
aura1
dang1
darn1
drag1
duad1
gaga1
gang1
grad1
gran1
grand5
grandad7
granddad8
guar1
guard5
guava5
naan1
nada1
nana1
radar5
raga1
rand1
rang1
ungag5
★vanguardpangram15
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