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Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, July 7, 2020

Longest word
whippoorwill
12 letters
Top scorer
whippoorwill
19 points
Starting letters
5 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
16
5 letters
6
6 letters
3
7 letters
0
8 letters
1
9 letters
1
10 letters
0
11 letters
0
12 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
11
12
Σ
H
1
1
2
L
2
1
1
4
O
1
1
P
11
3
2
16
W
2
1
1
1
5
Σ
16
6
3
0
1
1
0
0
1
28

Two-letter pairs

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

H
hi 1ho 1
L
li 1lo 3
O
or 1
P
pi 2pl 2po 8pr 4
W
wh 5

All 28 answers

107 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
hippo5
hoop1
lipo1
lollipop8
lollop6
loop1
orlop5
pill1
pillow6
plop1
plow1
polio5
poll1
polo1
pooh1
pool1
poop1
poor1
powwow6
prior5
prop1
prow1
prowl5
whip1
whippoorwillpangram19
whirlpoolpangram16
whoop5
whop1
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