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Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, July 6, 2023

Longest word
lapidary
8 letters
Top scorer
lapidary
15 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.0
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
17
5 letters
12
6 letters
8
7 letters
2
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
4
1
2
1
8
D
2
5
1
8
L
4
1
5
P
2
1
3
6
R
4
5
2
1
1
13
Y
1
1
Σ
17
12
8
2
2
41

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ai 3ap 1ar 4
D
da 1di 1dr 6
L
la 3li 2
P
pa 4pi 1pr 1
R
ra 9ri 4
Y
ya 1

All 41 answers

169 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
airily6
airplay7
airy1
apiary6
aria1
arid1
aril1
array5
dairy5
diary5
dray1
drill5
drip1
drippy6
dryad5
dryly5
lair1
lapidarypangram15
lard1
liar1
lira1
pair1
papyri6
parlay6
parry5
pillar6
pray1
radar5
radial6
radially8
radii5
raid1
rail1
rally5
rapid5
rapidlypangram14
rial1
rill1
ripply6
riyal5
yard1
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