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Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, May 5, 2020

Longest word
flagrant
8 letters
Top scorer
flagrant
15 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
9
5 letters
6
6 letters
7
7 letters
3
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
2
1
3
F
3
1
2
6
G
1
2
1
4
N
1
1
2
R
2
2
1
5
T
3
3
1
7
Σ
9
6
7
3
2
27

Two-letter pairs

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

A
al 1ar 1at 1
F
fa 2fl 2fr 2
G
ga 1gn 1gr 2
N
na 2
R
ra 5
T
ta 7

All 27 answers

125 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
altar5
arrant6
attar5
fart1
fatal5
flagrantpangram15
flat1
fragrant8
frat1
gallant7
gnat1
graft5
grant5
natal5
natant6
raft1
ragtag6
rant1
ratatat7
rattan6
tall1
tang1
tantara7
tantra6
tart1
tartan6
tartar6
Blurred so you can’t peek by accident.