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Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, July 8, 2020

Longest word
landfill
8 letters
Top scorer
windfall
15 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
4.9
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
14
5 letters
5
6 letters
5
7 letters
0
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
D
2
–
–
–
–
2
F
3
2
2
–
–
7
I
–
1
3
–
–
4
L
2
1
–
–
1
4
N
2
1
–
–
–
3
W
5
–
–
–
1
6
Σ
14
5
5
0
2
26

Two-letter pairs

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

D
di 2
F
fa 1fi 5fl 1
I
il 1in 3
L
la 4
N
na 3
W
wa 2wi 4

All 26 answers

92 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
dial1
dill1
fail1
filial6
fill1
final5
find1
finial6
flail5
iliad5
infill6
inlaid6
inland6
laid1
lain1
lanai5
landfill8
naiad5
naif1
nail1
waif1
wail1
wild1
will1
wind1
★windfallpangram15
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