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Spelling Bee answers · Monday, April 5, 2021

Longest word
anticipant
10 letters
Top scorer
incapacity
17 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.6
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
9
5 letters
12
6 letters
9
7 letters
3
8 letters
1
9 letters
1
10 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
9
10
Σ
A
1
1
2
C
2
1
1
1
5
I
1
1
2
N
1
1
P
8
7
7
2
24
T
1
1
2
Y
1
1
Σ
9
12
9
3
1
1
2
37

Two-letter pairs

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

A
an 1ap 1
C
ca 5
I
in 2
N
ni 1
P
pa 13pi 11
T
ta 1ti 1
Y
ya 1

All 37 answers

195 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
anticipant10
apian5
capacity8
captain7
captaincypangram16
catnap6
catnip6
inapt5
incapacitypangram17
nippy5
pact1
pain1
paint5
panic5
panini6
pant1
panty5
papa1
papacy6
papaya6
pappy5
patina6
patty5
pica1
piccata7
picnic6
pinata6
pinny5
pint1
pipit5
pippin6
pita1
pitapat7
pity1
tapa1
tippy5
yappy5
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