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Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, July 4, 2020

Longest word
cayenne
7 letters
Top scorer
hackney
14 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
4.8
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
14
5 letters
7
6 letters
2
7 letters
3

The hints grid

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

4
5
6
7
Σ
A
2
2
C
2
3
2
1
8
E
1
1
2
H
2
3
1
6
K
2
2
N
2
2
Y
3
1
4
Σ
14
7
2
3
26

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ac 2
C
ca 4ch 4
E
ea 1en 1
H
ha 2he 3hy 1
K
ke 1kn 1
N
ne 2
Y
ye 4

All 26 answers

89 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
ache1
acne1
cache5
cake1
cane1
cayenne7
chance6
check5
cheek5
cheeky6
each1
enhance7
hackneypangram14
hake1
heck1
hence5
henna5
hyena5
keen1
knee1
neck1
nene1
yeah1
yean1
yecch5
yech1
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