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Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, July 20, 2021

Longest word
priapic
7 letters
Top scorer
privacy
14 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.1
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
8
5 letters
9
6 letters
6
7 letters
2

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
C
2
4
2
8
P
2
3
2
2
9
R
1
1
V
1
1
2
Σ
8
9
6
2
25

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ai 1ap 1ar 2av 1
C
ca 4ci 2cr 2
P
pa 3pi 1pr 5
R
ra 1
V
va 1vi 1

All 25 answers

110 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
airy1
apiary6
aria1
array5
aviary6
carp1
carpi5
carry5
caviar6
circa5
cirri5
crap1
crappy6
pair1
papyri6
parry5
piracy6
pray1
priapic7
pricy5
privacypangram14
privy5
racy1
vary1
vicar5
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