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Spelling Bee answers · Monday, April 27, 2020

Longest word
attractant
10 letters
Top scorer
truancy
14 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts 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
13
5 letters
11
6 letters
11
7 letters
6
8 letters
0
9 letters
1
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
1
2
1
5
C
2
2
3
2
9
N
4
3
1
1
9
R
2
2
1
5
T
2
1
4
3
10
U
2
1
3
Y
2
2
Σ
13
11
11
6
0
1
1
43

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ar 2at 1au 2
C
ca 6cr 1cu 1cy 1
N
na 7nu 2
R
ra 2ru 3
T
ta 4tr 2tu 2ty 2
U
un 3
Y
ya 1yu 1

All 43 answers

202 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
arcana6
arrant6
attractant10
aunt1
aunty5
canary6
cancan6
canny5
cant1
cantata7
carny5
cranny6
currant7
cyan1
naan1
nana1
nanny5
narc1
nary1
natant6
natty5
nurturant9
nutty5
rant1
rattan6
runny5
runt1
runty5
tantara7
tantra6
tartan6
taunt5
truancypangram14
truant6
tuna1
turn1
tyranny7
tyrant6
unary5
uncanny7
uncut5
yarn1
yuan1
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