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Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, April 17, 2021

Longest word
annular
7 letters
Top scorer
journal
14 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.1
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
9
5 letters
6
6 letters
5
7 letters
3

The hints grid

How many words of each length start with each letter — the classic Bee cheat sheet.

4
5
6
7
Σ
A
1
2
2
2
7
J
1
1
1
1
4
L
4
1
1
6
N
2
2
R
1
1
U
1
1
1
3
Σ
9
6
5
3
23

Two-letter pairs

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

A
an 3au 4
J
jo 2ju 2
L
lu 6
N
no 1nu 1
R
ru 1
U
ul 2un 1

All 23 answers

97 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
annual6
annul5
annular7
aura1
aural5
aurora6
auroral7
journalpangram14
journo6
juju1
juror5
luau1
lull1
lulu1
luna1
lunar5
lunula6
noun1
null1
rural5
ulna1
ulnar5
unroll6
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