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Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, September 1, 2020

Longest word
dillydally
10 letters
Top scorer
lapidary
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.2
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
14
5 letters
18
6 letters
6
7 letters
2
8 letters
3
9 letters
0
10 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
9
10
Σ
A
1
1
D
5
10
2
1
1
19
I
2
2
4
L
3
1
1
5
P
1
2
3
1
7
R
1
3
1
1
1
7
Y
1
1
Σ
14
18
6
2
3
0
1
44

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ar 1
D
da 5di 7dr 6dy 1
I
id 3il 1
L
la 4li 1
P
pa 5pi 1pl 1
R
ra 7
Y
ya 1

All 44 answers

202 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
arid1
daddy5
daily5
dairy5
dally5
daylily7
dial1
diary5
diddly6
dill1
dilly5
dillydally10
dippy5
dray1
drill5
drip1
drippy6
dryad5
dryly5
dyad1
idly1
idyl1
idyll5
iliad5
lady1
laid1
lapidarypangram15
lard1
lipid5
paddy5
paid1
pallid6
pallidly8
payday6
piddly6
plaid5
radar5
radial6
radially8
radii5
raid1
rapid5
rapidlypangram14
yard1
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