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Spelling Bee answers · Friday, June 19, 2020

Longest word
bicyclic
8 letters
Top scorer
publicly
15 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
4.8
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
14
5 letters
6
6 letters
4
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
B
4
2
1
1
8
C
3
2
5
I
1
1
2
L
3
1
4
P
3
2
1
1
7
Σ
14
6
4
0
2
26

Two-letter pairs

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

B
bi 3bl 1bu 4
C
cl 3cu 1cy 1
I
ic 1il 1
L
li 2lu 2
P
pi 1pu 6

All 26 answers

91 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
bicyclic8
bill1
billy5
blip1
bubbly6
bulb1
bull1
bully5
clip1
club1
clubby6
cull1
cyclic6
icily5
illy1
lily1
lippy5
lull1
lulu1
pill1
public6
publiclypangram15
pull1
pulp1
pulpy5
pupil5
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