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Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, May 21, 2020

Longest word
gravity
7 letters
Top scorer
gravity
14 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.0
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
11
5 letters
12
6 letters
7
7 letters
2

The hints grid

How many words of each length start with each letter — the classic Bee cheat sheet.

4
5
6
7
Σ
A
4
4
2
10
G
3
1
1
5
R
1
2
2
1
6
T
2
5
2
9
V
1
1
2
Σ
11
12
7
2
32

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ag 2ai 1ar 3at 2av 2
G
ga 2gr 3
R
ra 6
T
ta 5ti 1tr 3
V
va 2

All 32 answers

134 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
agar1
agita5
airy1
aria1
array5
arty1
atria5
attar5
avatar6
aviary6
gaga1
gait1
gravitypangram14
gravy5
gray1
raga1
ragtag6
raita5
rarity6
ratatat7
ratty5
taiga5
tarry5
tart1
tartar6
tatty5
tiara5
trait5
tray1
trivia6
vagary6
vary1
Blurred so you can’t peek by accident.