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Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, April 20, 2021

Longest word
abracadabra
11 letters
Top scorer
backyard
15 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.0
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
14
5 letters
5
6 letters
2
7 letters
2
8 letters
1
9 letters
0
10 letters
0
11 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
11
Σ
A
1
1
2
B
5
1
1
7
C
3
2
2
1
8
D
3
1
4
R
2
1
3
Y
1
1
Σ
14
5
2
2
1
0
0
1
25

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ab 1ar 1
B
ba 5br 2
C
ca 3cr 5
D
da 1dr 3
R
ra 3
Y
ya 1

All 25 answers

91 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
abracadabra11
array5
backyardpangram15
barb1
bard1
bark1
barrack7
brad1
bray1
carb1
card1
carry5
crab1
crabby6
crack5
cracky6
crybaby7
dark1
drab1
dray1
dryad5
rack1
racy1
radar5
yard1
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