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Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, April 22, 2020

Longest word
wizardry
8 letters
Top scorer
wizardry
15 points
Starting letters
5 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
7
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
4
2
1
7
D
2
3
5
R
2
2
4
W
3
1
1
1
6
Y
1
1
Σ
12
7
2
1
1
23

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ai 2ar 3aw 2
D
da 1di 1dr 3
R
ra 4
W
wa 3wi 3
Y
ya 1

All 23 answers

81 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
airway6
airy1
aria1
arid1
array5
award5
awry1
dairy5
diary5
draw1
dray1
dryad5
radar5
radii5
raid1
razz1
ward1
wary1
wayward7
wiry1
wizard6
wizardrypangram15
yard1
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