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Spelling Bee answers · Monday, April 20, 2020

Longest word
withdraw
8 letters
Top scorer
withdraw
15 points
Starting letters
4 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
4.8
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
12
5 letters
5
6 letters
2
7 letters
1
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
1
1
T
2
1
3
W
9
3
1
1
14
Σ
12
5
2
1
1
21

Two-letter pairs

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

A
at 1aw 2
D
dr 1
T
th 2tw 1
W
wa 4wh 4wi 3wr 3

All 21 answers

71 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
athwart7
await5
award5
draw1
thaw1
thwart6
twit1
wait1
ward1
wart1
watt1
what1
whir1
whirr5
whit1
width5
with1
withdrawpangram15
wraith6
wrath5
writ1
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