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Spelling Bee answers · Friday, April 16, 2021

Longest word
widowhood
9 letters
Top scorer
downhill
15 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start 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
12
5 letters
2
6 letters
2
7 letters
1
8 letters
4
9 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
Σ
D
5
1
2
8
H
3
1
4
I
1
1
L
1
1
W
3
1
1
2
1
8
Σ
12
2
2
1
4
1
22

Two-letter pairs

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

D
di 3do 5
H
hi 1ho 3
I
id 1
L
lo 1
W
wi 6wo 2

All 22 answers

89 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
dildo5
dill1
dino1
dodo1
doll1
down1
downhillpangram15
downwind8
hind1
hold1
hood1
hoodoo6
idol1
lowdown7
widow5
widowhood9
wild1
wildwood8
wind1
window6
wood1
woodwind8
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