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Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, April 21, 2021

Longest word
biblically
10 letters
Top scorer
amicably
15 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.4
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
12
5 letters
11
6 letters
7
7 letters
2
8 letters
4
9 letters
0
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
1
1
1
6
B
8
3
1
1
3
1
17
C
3
2
5
I
1
1
1
3
L
2
1
2
5
M
1
1
Σ
12
11
7
2
4
0
1
37

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ab 3al 1am 2
B
ba 7bi 7bl 3
C
ca 3cl 1cy 1
I
ia 3
L
la 3li 2
M
ma 1

All 37 answers

172 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
abaci5
abbacy6
ably1
alibi5
amiably7
amicablypangram15
baba1
baby1
bacilli7
bail1
ball1
balm1
balmy5
bialy5
biblical8
biblically10
bicyclic8
bilabial8
bill1
billy5
blab1
blabby6
blam1
cabal5
cabala6
cabby5
climb5
cymbal6
iamb1
iambi5
iambic6
labia5
labial6
lamb1
limb1
limbic6
mamba5
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