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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
Blurred so you can’t peek by accident.