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Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, May 6, 2020

Longest word
fraught
7 letters
Top scorer
fraught
14 points
Starting letters
6 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
14
5 letters
4
6 letters
2
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
2
3
F
2
1
3
G
3
1
4
H
2
1
3
R
1
1
T
5
1
1
7
Σ
14
4
2
1
21

Two-letter pairs

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

A
au 3
F
fr 2fu 1
G
gr 1gu 3
H
hu 3
R
ru 1
T
ta 2th 1tr 1tu 3

All 21 answers

60 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
aught5
augur5
aura1
fraughtpangram14
frug1
fugu1
gruff5
guar1
guff1
guru1
huff1
hurrah6
hurt1
ruff1
taught6
taut1
thug1
truth5
tuft1
turf1
tutu1
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