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Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, May 2, 2020

Longest word
paparazzi
9 letters
Top scorer
marzipan
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts 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
16
5 letters
7
6 letters
10
7 letters
1
8 letters
3
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
1
4
I
1
1
2
M
4
3
2
2
11
N
2
2
P
4
2
4
1
1
12
R
4
1
1
6
Z
1
1
Σ
16
7
10
1
3
1
38

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ai 1an 1ap 1ar 1
I
im 2
M
ma 10mi 1
N
na 2
P
pa 7pi 4pr 1
R
ra 5ri 1
Z
zi 1

All 38 answers

158 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
airman6
anima5
apian5
aria1
imam1
impair6
maim1
main1
mama1
mamma5
mania5
manna5
marina6
marinara8
marm1
marzipanpangram15
minima6
naan1
nana1
pain1
pair1
pampa5
panama6
panini6
papa1
paparazzi9
piazza6
pizazz6
pizza5
pizzazz7
pram1
rain1
ramp1
rani1
rapini6
razz1
riparian8
zinnia6
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