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Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, April 30, 2020

Longest word
backhand
8 letters
Top scorer
backhand
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
15
5 letters
4
6 letters
3
7 letters
1
8 letters
2

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
1
1
2
B
5
1
1
1
2
10
C
1
2
3
D
1
1
2
H
3
3
K
1
1
2
N
3
3
Σ
15
4
3
1
2
25

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ab 1an 1
B
ba 10
C
ca 2ch 1
D
da 2
H
ha 3
K
kh 1kn 1
N
na 3

All 25 answers

83 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
aback5
ankh1
baba1
babka5
back1
backhandpangram15
banana6
banc1
band1
bandana7
bandanna8
bank1
cabana6
cancan6
chad1
dacha5
dank1
hack1
hand1
hank1
khan1
knack5
naan1
nada1
nana1
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