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Spelling Bee answers · Monday, June 21, 2021

Longest word
awkwardly
9 letters
Top scorer
awkwardly
16 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.3
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
9
5 letters
9
6 letters
2
7 letters
3
8 letters
0
9 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
Σ
A
1
2
–
1
–
1
5
D
3
3
2
1
–
–
9
L
2
–
–
–
–
–
2
R
–
3
–
–
–
–
3
W
2
1
–
1
–
1
5
Y
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
Σ
9
9
2
3
0
2
25

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ar 1aw 4
D
da 2dr 7
L
la 2
R
ra 3
W
wa 4wr 1
Y
ya 1

All 25 answers

112 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
array5
award5
awkward7
★awkwardlypangram16
awry1
dark1
darkly6
draw1
drawl5
drawly6
dray1
dryad5
dryly5
drywall7
lard1
lark1
radar5
rally5
rawly5
ward1
wary1
wayward7
waywardly9
wryly5
yard1
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