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Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, March 30, 2021

Longest word
cannonball
10 letters
Top scorer
cornball
15 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.2
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
22
5 letters
11
6 letters
10
7 letters
3
8 letters
3
9 letters
1
10 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
10
Σ
A
1
1
B
18
5
7
1
1
32
C
2
3
3
1
1
1
1
12
L
1
1
2
N
1
1
2
R
1
1
2
Σ
22
11
10
3
3
1
1
51

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ar 1
B
ba 13bl 3bo 13br 3
C
ca 8co 3cr 1
L
la 1lo 1
N
na 1no 1
R
ro 2

All 51 answers

208 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
arbor5
baba1
baboon6
bacon5
ball1
balloon7
banal5
banana6
banc1
baobab6
barb1
barbacoa8
barn1
baron5
blab1
blob1
bloc1
boar1
boba1
bola1
boll1
bolo1
bonbon6
bonobo6
boob1
booboo6
boon1
boor1
born1
boron5
bran1
bronc5
bronco6
cabal5
cabala6
cabana6
cannonball10
carb1
carbon6
carbonara9
carob5
cobra5
cornballpangram15
corncob7
crab1
labor5
lobo1
nabob5
noob1
robocall8
rollbar7
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