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Spelling Bee answers · Friday, May 14, 2021

Longest word
candidacy
9 letters
Top scorer
dynamic
14 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start 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
10
5 letters
16
6 letters
10
7 letters
3
8 letters
2
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
3
1
4
C
1
5
4
1
1
12
D
1
1
1
3
I
1
1
2
M
5
4
4
1
14
N
3
3
1
7
Σ
10
16
10
3
2
1
42

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ad 3an 1
C
ca 10cy 2
D
da 2dy 1
I
in 2
M
ma 7mi 6my 1
N
na 5ni 2

All 42 answers

203 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
adamancy8
adman5
admin5
anima5
caiman6
cancan6
candid6
candidacy9
candy5
candyman8
canid5
canna5
canny5
cayman6
cyan1
cynic5
damn1
dandy5
dynamicpangram14
indica6
indicia7
madman6
main1
mania5
maniac6
manic5
manna5
many1
mind1
mini1
minicam7
minim5
minima6
minyan6
myna1
naan1
nada1
naiad5
nana1
nanny5
niacin6
ninny5
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