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Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, March 10, 2021

Longest word
bandanna
8 letters
Top scorer
handbook
15 points
Starting letters
6 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
20
5 letters
1
6 letters
5
7 letters
2
8 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
Σ
A
2
1
3
B
5
4
1
1
11
D
1
1
H
3
1
1
5
K
3
3
N
6
1
7
Σ
20
1
5
2
2
30

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ab 1an 2
B
ba 6bo 5
D
da 1
H
ha 3ho 2
K
kh 1kn 1ko 1
N
na 4no 3

All 30 answers

92 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
abandon7
ankh1
anon1
baboon6
banana6
band1
bandana7
bandanna8
bank1
bonbon6
bond1
bonk1
bonobo6
boon1
dank1
hand1
handbookpangram15
hank1
hobnob6
honk1
khan1
knob1
koan1
naan1
nabob5
nada1
nana1
noob1
nook1
noon1
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