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Spelling Bee answers · Monday, May 4, 2020

Longest word
appellee
8 letters
Top scorer
megaplex
15 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.0
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
15
5 letters
8
6 letters
3
7 letters
2
8 letters
3

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
3
2
1
7
E
1
1
2
1
5
G
1
1
L
2
1
3
M
1
1
2
P
10
2
1
13
Σ
15
8
3
2
3
31

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ag 1am 1ap 5
E
ep 1ex 4
G
ga 1
L
la 2le 1
M
ma 1me 1
P
pa 9pe 3pl 1

All 31 answers

118 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
agape5
ample5
apex1
appall6
appeal6
appellee8
apple5
epee1
example7
exempla7
expel5
expellee8
gape1
lamp1
lapel5
leap1
maple5
megaplexpangram15
paella6
page1
pale1
pall1
palm1
palp1
pampa5
papa1
papal5
peal1
peel1
peep1
plea1
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