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Spelling Bee answers · Friday, May 20, 2022

Longest word
accuracy
8 letters
Top scorer
raunchy
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
7
5 letters
10
6 letters
9
7 letters
4
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
1
1
1
6
C
1
5
5
2
13
H
2
2
4
N
2
2
R
1
2
1
1
5
Y
1
1
Σ
7
10
9
4
1
31

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ac 1an 1ar 3au 1
C
ca 3ch 5cr 3cu 2
H
ha 1hu 3
N
na 2
R
ra 4ru 1
Y
ya 1

All 31 answers

154 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
accuracy8
anarchy7
arcana6
arch1
array5
aura1
canary6
carny5
carry5
char1
chary5
church6
churchy7
churn5
cranny6
crunch6
crunchy7
curacy6
curry5
harry5
hurrah6
hurray6
hurry5
narc1
nary1
racy1
ranch5
raunch6
raunchypangram14
runny5
yarn1
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