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Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, June 9, 2020

Longest word
unnaturally
11 letters
Top scorer
unnaturally
18 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.9
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
10
5 letters
16
6 letters
10
7 letters
8
8 letters
1
9 letters
5
10 letters
0
11 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
10
11
Σ
A
2
4
1
2
1
1
11
L
1
1
N
1
1
2
4
R
2
6
2
2
12
T
3
2
6
2
1
14
U
3
1
1
1
1
7
Y
2
2
Σ
10
16
10
8
1
5
0
1
51

Two-letter pairs

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

A
al 1an 2ar 4at 1au 3
L
lu 1
N
na 3nu 1
R
ra 6ru 6
T
ta 8tr 3tu 1ty 2
U
ul 2un 5
Y
ya 1yu 1

All 51 answers

284 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
altar5
annular7
annularly9
arrant6
arrantly8
array5
arty1
attar5
aura1
aural5
aurally7
lunar5
nary1
natural7
naturallypangram16
nurturant9
rally5
rant1
ratatat7
rattan6
rattly6
ratty5
runny5
runt1
runty5
rural5
rurally7
rutty5
tantara7
tantra6
tarantula9
tarry5
tart1
tartan6
tartar6
tartly6
tray1
truant6
truly5
turn1
tyranny7
tyrant6
ulnar5
ultra5
unary5
unnatural9
unnaturallypangram18
unruly6
untruly7
yarn1
yurt1
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