“Word-based contest, and what the starred answers are doing, collectively, when read as clues for single letters”
This clue appeared as 58-Across in the USA Today Crossword on Tuesday, July 21, 2026. The answer has 11 letters.
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The clue “Word-based contest, and what the starred answers are doing, collectively, when read as clues for single letters” ran in the USA Today Crossword on July 21, 2026 as 58-Across. Its answer is a 11-letter word that starts with S and ends with E, with 4 vowels, which often points to a phrase, a name or a borrowed word.
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What is the answer to the “Word-based contest, and what the starred answers are doing, collectively, when read as clues for single letters” clue?+
The answer is SPELLINGBEE (11 letters), from the USA Today Crossword of July 21, 2026.
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