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Spelling Bee answers · Monday, April 26, 2021

Longest word
moonroof
8 letters
Top scorer
confirm
14 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.3
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
12
5 letters
8
6 letters
10
7 letters
4
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
C
2
2
3
2
9
I
3
1
4
8
M
4
3
2
1
1
11
N
3
1
4
O
1
1
2
R
1
1
Σ
12
8
10
4
1
35

Two-letter pairs

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

C
co 8cr 1
I
ic 2in 3io 1ir 2
M
mi 5mo 6
N
no 4
O
om 1on 1
R
ri 1

All 35 answers

155 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
cocoon6
coffin6
coin1
common6
confirmpangram14
conform7
conic5
corn1
croon5
icon1
iconic6
infirm6
info1
inform6
ionic5
iron1
ironic6
micron6
mini1
minim5
minion6
minor5
mono1
moon1
moonroof8
morn1
moron5
moronic7
noir1
noncom6
noon1
norm1
omicron7
onion5
ricin5
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