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Spelling Bee answers · Monday, April 13, 2020

Longest word
handrail
8 letters
Top scorer
handrail
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
4.7
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
18
5 letters
5
6 letters
6
7 letters
0
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
A
2
1
3
D
2
1
2
5
H
3
1
1
5
I
1
2
3
L
7
1
8
N
1
1
R
3
2
5
Σ
18
5
6
0
1
30

Two-letter pairs

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

A
an 2ar 1
D
da 1di 3dr 1
H
ha 4hi 1
I
il 1in 2
L
la 6li 2
N
na 1
R
ra 2rh 1ri 2

All 30 answers

94 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
anal1
annal5
aril1
dahlia6
dial1
dill1
dirndl6
drill5
hail1
halal5
hall1
handrailpangram15
hill1
iliad5
inlaid6
inland6
laid1
lain1
lair1
lanai5
land1
lard1
liar1
lira1
nail1
radial6
rail1
rhinal6
rial1
rill1
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