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Spelling Bee answers · Monday, April 19, 2021

Longest word
illegality
10 letters
Top scorer
illegality
17 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.6
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
9
5 letters
9
6 letters
5
7 letters
4
8 letters
2
9 letters
1
10 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
10
Σ
A
1
2
2
5
E
2
1
1
4
G
1
3
4
I
2
1
1
4
L
1
3
1
2
2
9
T
2
2
Y
3
3
Σ
9
9
5
4
2
1
1
31

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ag 2al 3
E
ee 1eg 1el 1ey 1
G
ga 3gi 1
I
il 3it 1
L
la 5le 3li 1
T
ta 2
Y
ye 3

All 31 answers

161 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
agilely7
agility7
allay5
alley5
ally1
eely1
eggy1
elegy5
eyelet6
gaiety6
galley6
gayly5
giggly6
illegalitypangram17
illegally9
illy1
itty1
laggy5
laity5
lallygag8
lately6
layette7
legalitypangram15
legally7
leggy5
lily1
tally5
tatty5
yegg1
yell1
yeti1
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