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Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, January 14, 2021

Longest word
hayfork
7 letters
Top scorer
hayfork
14 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start 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
12
5 letters
5
6 letters
5
7 letters
1

The hints grid

How many words of each length start with each letter — the classic Bee cheat sheet.

4
5
6
7
Σ
A
2
1
2
5
F
3
2
5
H
3
2
3
1
9
O
1
1
R
3
3
Σ
12
5
5
1
23

Two-letter pairs

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

A
af 3ar 2
F
fa 1fo 3fr 1
H
ha 3ho 6
O
ok 1
R
ro 3

All 23 answers

81 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
afar1
affray6
afro1
array5
arroyo6
farro5
fora1
foray5
fork1
fray1
hark1
harry5
hayforkpangram14
hoar1
hoary5
hoorah6
hooray6
hora1
horror6
okra1
roar1
roof1
rook1
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