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Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, May 4, 2021

Longest word
frittata
8 letters
Top scorer
gratify
14 points
Starting letters
6 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
15
5 letters
15
6 letters
7
7 letters
2
8 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
Σ
A
1
3
4
F
3
2
1
1
7
G
4
2
1
1
1
9
I
1
1
R
2
2
3
1
8
T
4
6
2
12
Σ
15
15
7
2
2
41

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ag 1ar 1at 2
F
fa 2fi 2fr 3
G
ga 1gi 2gr 6
I
it 1
R
ra 7ri 1
T
ta 7ti 2tr 3

All 41 answers

169 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
agita5
arty1
atria5
attar5
fart1
fatty5
fiat1
fifty5
frat1
fratty6
frittata8
gait1
gift1
girt1
graffiti8
graft5
gratifypangram14
grift5
grit1
gritty6
itty1
raft1
ragtag6
raita5
rarity6
ratatat7
ratify6
ratty5
rift1
taffy5
taiga5
tariff6
tarry5
tart1
tartar6
tatty5
tiara5
tiff1
trait5
tray1
trig1
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