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Spelling Bee answers · Monday, June 15, 2020

Longest word
vacantly
8 letters
Top scorer
vacantly
15 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.3
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
7
5 letters
8
6 letters
4
7 letters
4
8 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
Σ
A
1
1
1
–
–
3
C
3
3
1
1
–
8
L
–
–
–
1
–
1
N
3
4
1
1
–
9
V
–
–
1
1
1
3
Σ
7
8
4
4
1
24

Two-letter pairs

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

A
an 3
C
ca 6cl 1cy 1
L
la 1
N
na 9
V
va 3

All 24 answers

114 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
anal1
anally6
annal5
canal5
cancan6
canna5
canny5
cant1
cantata7
clan1
cyan1
lantana7
naan1
nana1
nanny5
natal5
natant6
natty5
naval5
navally7
navy1
vacancy7
vacant6
★vacantlypangram15
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