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Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, May 14, 2020

Longest word
annularly
9 letters
Top scorer
laundry
14 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.4
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
8
5 letters
13
6 letters
1
7 letters
7
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
1
2
–
2
–
1
6
D
2
2
–
2
–
–
6
L
1
1
–
2
–
–
4
N
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
R
1
6
–
1
–
–
8
U
–
2
1
–
–
–
3
Y
2
–
–
–
–
–
2
Σ
8
13
1
7
0
1
30

Two-letter pairs

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

A
an 2ar 1au 3
D
da 1dr 4du 1
L
la 3lu 1
N
na 1
R
ra 4ru 4
U
ul 1un 2
Y
ya 2

All 30 answers

144 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
annular7
annularly9
array5
aura1
aural5
aurally7
darn1
dray1
dryad5
dryland7
dryly5
dullard7
lanyard7
lard1
★laundrypangram14
lunar5
nary1
radar5
rally5
rand1
randy5
ruddy5
runny5
rural5
rurally7
ulnar5
unary5
unruly6
yard1
yarn1
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