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Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, July 9, 2020

Longest word
difficult
9 letters
Top scorer
difficult
16 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
13
5 letters
5
6 letters
2
7 letters
3
8 letters
0
9 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
Σ
C
2
1
1
4
D
2
1
1
4
F
3
2
1
1
7
I
1
1
L
4
2
6
T
2
2
Σ
13
5
2
3
0
1
24

Two-letter pairs

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

C
cl 1cu 3
D
di 2du 2
F
fi 2fl 3fu 2
I
il 1
L
li 3lu 3
T
ti 2

All 24 answers

87 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
cliff5
cull1
cult1
cultic6
difficultpangram16
dill1
dull1
dutiful7
fill1
fitful6
flit1
fluff5
fluid5
fulfill7
full1
illicit7
licit5
lift1
lilt1
lucid5
lull1
lulu1
till1
tilt1
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