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Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, April 28, 2021

Longest word
camellia
8 letters
Top scorer
chemical
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts 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
26
5 letters
13
6 letters
2
7 letters
2
8 letters
4

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
2
1
3
C
4
4
2
10
E
2
2
H
2
2
I
1
1
L
4
2
1
1
8
M
13
5
2
1
21
Σ
26
13
2
2
4
47

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ac 2ah 1
C
ca 5ch 2cl 3
E
em 2
H
he 2
I
im 1
L
la 4le 1li 2ll 1
M
ma 11me 4mi 6

All 47 answers

156 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
acclaim7
acme1
ahem1
calm1
came1
camel5
camellia8
cami1
chemicalpangram15
chime5
claim5
clam1
clime5
email5
emcee5
helm1
heme1
imam1
lama1
lame1
lamella7
lamellae8
lemma5
lima1
lime1
llama5
mace1
mahimahi8
mail1
maim1
male1
malic5
malice6
mall1
mama1
mamma5
mammal6
meal1
mecca5
melee5
meme1
mica1
mice1
mile1
mill1
mime1
mimic5
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