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Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, May 10, 2020

Longest word
babyproof
9 letters
Top scorer
babyproof
16 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
4.6
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
16
5 letters
6
6 letters
2
7 letters
0
8 letters
0
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
2
2
6
B
5
1
6
F
2
2
4
P
4
2
6
R
3
3
Σ
16
6
2
0
0
1
25

Two-letter pairs

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

A
af 3ar 3
B
ba 3bo 2br 1
F
fa 1fo 2fr 1
P
pa 1po 1pr 3py 1
R
ro 3

All 25 answers

74 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
afar1
affray6
afro1
arbor5
array5
arroyo6
babyproofpangram16
barb1
barf1
boar1
boor1
bray1
farro5
fora1
foray5
fray1
parry5
poor1
pray1
proof5
prop1
pyro1
roar1
roof1
ropy1
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