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Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, April 21, 2020

Longest word
billiard
8 letters
Top scorer
jailbird
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts 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
12
5 letters
6
6 letters
4
7 letters
0
8 letters
3

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
1
1
B
4
1
2
1
8
D
4
1
5
I
1
1
J
1
1
L
2
2
R
1
3
2
1
7
Σ
12
6
4
0
3
25

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ar 1
B
ba 3bi 2br 3
D
di 2dr 3
I
il 1
J
ja 1
L
la 2
R
ra 6ri 1

All 25 answers

97 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
arid1
bald1
ballad6
bard1
billiard8
bird1
brad1
braid5
bridal6
dial1
dill1
drab1
drib1
drill5
iliad5
jailbirdpangram15
laid1
lard1
rabid5
radar5
radial6
radii5
raid1
railbird8
ribald6
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