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Spelling Bee answers · Friday, May 28, 2021

Longest word
deadpanned
10 letters
Top scorer
openhanded
17 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
25
5 letters
13
6 letters
19
7 letters
3
8 letters
5
9 letters
1
10 letters
2

The hints grid

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

4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Σ
A
2
2
2
1
1
8
D
2
1
5
1
3
1
13
E
1
1
2
H
2
2
2
1
1
1
9
N
12
3
15
O
1
1
1
1
4
P
6
6
5
17
Σ
25
13
19
3
5
1
2
68

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ad 2ae 1an 2ap 3
D
da 1de 9do 3
E
en 2
H
ha 4he 3ho 2
N
na 5ne 5no 5
O
od 1op 3
P
pa 5pe 7ph 3po 2

All 68 answers

308 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
addend6
addenda7
aeon1
anode5
anon1
apnea5
append6
appended8
daphne6
deaden6
deadened8
deadpan7
deadpanned10
dean1
deepen6
deepened8
depend6
depended8
done1
donee5
donned6
ended5
ennead6
hand1
handed6
happen6
happened8
headphonepangram16
henna5
hennaed7
hone1
honed5
naan1
nada1
nana1
nape1
napped6
neap1
need1
needed6
nene1
neon1
nodded6
node1
none1
noon1
nope1
odeon5
open1
opened6
openhandedpangram17
paean5
panda5
pane1
paned5
panned6
peahen6
peen1
pend1
pended6
penne5
penned6
peon1
phone5
phoned6
phono5
pond1
pone1
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