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Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, April 1, 2021

Longest word
photograph
10 letters
Top scorer
photograph
17 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.4
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
21
5 letters
6
6 letters
8
7 letters
6
8 letters
0
9 letters
2
10 letters
2

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
2
1
4
G
2
1
1
4
H
2
1
3
O
1
1
P
11
2
3
2
2
2
22
R
1
2
2
5
T
3
1
1
1
6
Σ
21
6
8
6
0
2
2
45

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ap 3at 1
G
go 2gr 2
H
ha 1ho 2
O
op 1
P
pa 7ph 5po 7pr 3
R
ra 5
T
ta 3to 1tr 2

All 45 answers

186 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
apart5
aport5
apparat7
atop1
goop1
gorp1
graph5
grappa6
harp1
hoop1
hotpot6
opah1
papa1
paragraph9
paratha7
paratroop9
parrot6
part1
path1
pharaoh7
phat1
photo5
photog6
photographpangram17
pogo1
pooh1
poop1
poor1
poppa5
port1
potato6
prat1
prop1
propagator10
ragtop6
rapport7
rapt1
raptor6
rattrap7
tapa1
taproot7
tarp1
torpor6
trap1
troop5
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