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Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, March 7, 2020

Longest word
mudflap
7 letters
Top scorer
mudflap
14 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
4.6
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
15
5 letters
5
6 letters
3
7 letters
1

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
D
2
–
1
–
3
L
3
1
–
–
4
M
5
2
2
1
10
P
4
2
–
–
6
Σ
15
5
3
1
24

Two-letter pairs

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

A
al 1
D
da 1du 2
L
la 2ll 1lu 1
M
ma 6mu 4
P
pa 2pl 2pu 2

All 24 answers

72 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
alum1
damp1
dumdum6
dump1
lama1
lamp1
llama5
lump1
madam5
mall1
mama1
mamma5
mammal6
maul1
★mudflappangram14
muff1
mull1
muumuu6
palm1
pampa5
plum1
plump5
puma1
pump1
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