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Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, April 26, 2020

Longest word
clockwork
9 letters
Top scorer
warlock
14 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.1
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
18
5 letters
12
6 letters
5
7 letters
3
8 letters
2
9 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
Σ
A
2
2
C
6
8
4
1
1
1
21
K
1
1
2
L
6
1
7
O
1
1
2
R
1
1
W
3
1
1
1
6
Σ
18
12
5
3
2
1
41

Two-letter pairs

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

A
al 2
C
ca 5cl 6co 9cr 1
K
ko 2
L
la 2lo 5
O
oa 1or 1
R
ro 1
W
wa 5wo 1

All 41 answers

161 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
alack5
allow5
call1
calla5
callaloo8
callow6
carol5
clack5
claw1
cloaca6
cloak5
clock5
clockwork9
coal1
cola1
collar6
color5
cool1
coral5
corolla7
corral6
cowl1
crawl5
koala5
kola1
lack1
lark1
local5
lock1
loco1
loll1
look1
oarlock7
oral1
roll1
walk1
wall1
wallaroo8
wallow6
warlockpangram14
wool1
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