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Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, June 6, 2020

Longest word
applaud
7 letters
Top scorer
mudflap
14 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
4.4
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
22
5 letters
3
6 letters
2
7 letters
2

The hints grid

How many words of each length start with each letter — the classic Bee cheat sheet.

4
5
6
7
Σ
A
1
–
–
1
2
D
5
–
1
–
6
F
1
1
–
–
2
L
5
–
–
–
5
M
3
–
1
1
5
P
7
2
–
–
9
Σ
22
3
2
2
29

Two-letter pairs

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

A
al 1ap 1
D
du 6
F
fl 1fu 1
L
la 1lu 4
M
ma 1mu 4
P
pl 2pu 7

All 29 answers

70 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
alum1
applaud7
duad1
dual1
duff1
dull1
dumdum6
dump1
fluff5
full1
laud1
luau1
lull1
lulu1
lump1
maul1
★mudflappangram14
muff1
mull1
muumuu6
plum1
plump5
puff1
pull1
pulp1
puma1
pump1
pupa1
pupal5
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