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Spelling Bee answers · Friday, May 1, 2020

Longest word
farmland
8 letters
Top scorer
farmland
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
7
5 letters
7
6 letters
4
7 letters
2
8 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
Σ
A
2
1
3
D
2
1
3
F
1
1
2
L
1
1
2
M
3
3
2
2
10
R
1
1
Σ
7
7
4
2
1
21

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ad 1al 1ar 1
D
da 1dr 2
F
fa 2
L
la 1ll 1
M
ma 10
R
ra 1

All 21 answers

95 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
adman5
alarm5
armada6
damn1
dram1
drama5
farm1
farmlandpangram15
lama1
llama5
madam5
madman6
mall1
mallard7
mama1
mamma5
mammal6
mandala7
manna5
marm1
ramada6
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