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Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, May 3, 2020

Longest word
doubtful
8 letters
Top scorer
doubtful
15 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
4.5
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
27
5 letters
6
6 letters
2
7 letters
1
8 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
Σ
B
8
2
1
11
D
3
1
4
F
5
3
1
9
L
8
1
9
T
3
1
4
Σ
27
6
2
1
1
37

Two-letter pairs

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

B
bl 5bo 4bu 2
D
do 3du 1
F
fl 4fo 4fu 1
L
lo 7lu 2
T
to 3tu 1

All 37 answers

91 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
blob1
blood5
blot1
blotto6
bluff5
bold1
boll1
bolo1
bolt1
bulb1
bull1
doll1
dolt1
doubtfulpangram15
dull1
flood5
flout5
flub1
fluff5
fold1
foldout7
fool1
foul1
full1
lobo1
loft1
loll1
loot1
lotto5
loud1
lout1
lull1
lulu1
told1
toll1
tool1
tubful6
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