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Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, April 24, 2021

Longest word
embankment
10 letters
Top scorer
embankment
17 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
17
5 letters
9
6 letters
4
7 letters
3
8 letters
3
9 letters
2
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
1
1
1
3
E
1
1
2
1
5
M
11
6
1
1
19
N
1
1
T
3
2
5
Σ
17
9
4
3
3
2
1
39

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ab 3am 3
B
ba 2be 1
E
em 4en 1
M
ma 10me 9
N
na 1
T
ta 1te 4

All 39 answers

166 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
abatement9
abeam5
abetment8
ameba5
amebae6
amen1
bantam6
battement9
beam1
emanant7
emanate7
embank6
embankmentpangram17
enema5
make1
mama1
mamba5
mamma5
manatee7
mane1
manna5
manta5
mate1
matte5
mean1
meant5
meat1
meek1
meet1
meme1
mentee6
meta1
mete1
name1
tame1
team1
teammate8
teem1
tenement8
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