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Spelling Bee answers · Monday, April 12, 2021

Longest word
wildwood
8 letters
Top scorer
rowdily
14 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start 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
8
5 letters
10
6 letters
3
7 letters
4
8 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
Σ
D
2
2
L
1
1
R
1
1
2
W
7
6
3
3
1
20
Y
1
1
Σ
8
10
3
4
1
26

Two-letter pairs

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

D
do 2
L
lo 1
R
ro 2
W
wi 9wo 10wr 1
Y
yo 1

All 26 answers

126 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
dowdy5
dowry5
lowly5
rowdilypangram14
rowdy5
widow5
wild1
wildly6
wildwood8
will1
willow6
willowy7
wily1
wiry1
wood1
woody5
wool1
woolly6
word1
wordilypangram14
wordy5
world5
worldly7
worry5
wryly5
yowl1
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