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Spelling Bee answers · Monday, July 6, 2020

Longest word
chiefly
7 letters
Top scorer
chiefly
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
17
5 letters
6
6 letters
6
7 letters
1

The hints grid

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

4
5
6
7
Σ
C
3
3
2
1
9
E
1
1
F
6
1
2
9
H
2
2
I
1
1
L
3
1
1
5
Y
2
1
3
Σ
17
6
6
1
30

Two-letter pairs

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

C
ce 2ch 4cl 2cy 1
E
ee 1
F
fe 2fi 4fl 3
H
he 2
I
ic 1
L
le 2li 2ly 1
Y
ye 3

All 30 answers

97 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
cell1
celli5
chef1
chicle6
chief5
chieflypangram14
clef1
cliche6
cycle5
eely1
feel1
fell1
fiche5
fief1
fife1
file1
flee1
fleece6
fleecy6
heel1
hell1
icicle6
lech1
leech5
lice1
life1
lychee6
yecch5
yech1
yell1
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