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Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, May 28, 2020

Longest word
lavatory
8 letters
Top scorer
lavatory
15 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.1
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
20
5 letters
14
6 letters
7
7 letters
7
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
A
1
4
2
7
L
2
3
2
1
8
O
3
1
2
1
7
R
4
2
1
3
1
11
T
9
3
1
1
14
V
1
1
1
3
Σ
20
14
7
7
2
50

Two-letter pairs

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

A
al 3ao 2ar 1at 1
L
la 1lo 7
O
oa 1or 4ov 2
R
ro 11
T
ta 3to 7tr 3ty 1
V
va 1vo 2

All 50 answers

204 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
allot5
alloy5
alto1
aorta5
aortal6
arroyo6
atoll5
lavatorypangram15
loll1
loot1
lorry5
lotto5
loyal5
loyally7
loyalty7
oaty1
oral1
orally6
orator6
oratory7
oval1
ovary5
roar1
roll1
root1
rotary6
rotator7
rotatory8
roto1
rotor5
royal5
royally7
royalty7
taro1
tarot5
tattoo6
toll1
tool1
toot1
toro1
tort1
total5
totally7
troll5
trot1
troy1
tyro1
valor5
volt1
votary6
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