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Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, July 5, 2020

Longest word
implicitly
10 letters
Top scorer
implicitly
17 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.5
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
9
5 letters
5
6 letters
3
7 letters
2
8 letters
1
9 letters
1
10 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
10
Σ
C
1
1
2
I
1
2
1
1
1
1
7
L
3
3
1
1
8
M
1
1
P
1
1
2
T
2
2
Σ
9
5
3
2
1
1
1
22

Two-letter pairs

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

C
cl 1cy 1
I
ic 1il 3im 3
L
li 8
M
mi 1
P
pi 2
T
ti 2

All 22 answers

100 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
clip1
cyclic6
icily5
illicit7
illicitly9
illy1
implicit8
implicitlypangram17
imply5
licit5
licitly7
lilt1
lily1
limit5
limp1
limply6
lippy5
mill1
pill1
pimply6
till1
tilt1
Blurred so you can’t peek by accident.