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Spelling Bee answers · Friday, March 19, 2021

Longest word
unpopular
9 letters
Top scorer
unpopular
16 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.0
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
15
5 letters
7
6 letters
4
7 letters
2
8 letters
1
9 letters
1

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
2
3
1
1
–
–
7
L
3
2
1
–
–
–
6
N
5
–
–
–
1
–
6
P
2
1
1
1
–
–
5
R
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
U
2
1
1
–
–
1
5
Σ
15
7
4
2
1
1
30

Two-letter pairs

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

A
an 6ap 1
L
ll 1lo 2lu 3
N
na 2no 3nu 1
P
pl 2po 2pr 1
R
ro 1
U
ul 2un 2up 1

All 30 answers

112 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
anal1
annal5
annual6
annul5
annular7
anon1
apron5
llano5
loan1
loon1
luna1
lunar5
lunula6
naan1
nana1
nonpolar8
noon1
noun1
null1
plan1
planar6
porn1
porno5
pronoun7
roan1
ulna1
ulnar5
★unpopularpangram16
unroll6
upon1
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