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Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, May 7, 2020

Longest word
haggardly
9 letters
Top scorer
haggardly
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.3
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
9
5 letters
9
6 letters
3
7 letters
3
8 letters
0
9 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
Σ
A
1
2
3
D
2
2
1
5
G
2
1
3
H
1
3
1
2
1
8
L
1
1
1
3
R
1
2
3
Y
1
1
Σ
9
9
3
3
0
2
26

Two-letter pairs

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

A
aa 1ag 1ar 1
D
dr 5
G
ga 1gr 2
H
ha 7hy 1
L
la 3
R
ra 3
Y
ya 1

All 26 answers

118 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
aargh5
agar1
array5
drag1
draggy6
dray1
dryad5
dryly5
gaydar6
grad1
gray1
haggard7
haggardlypangram16
halyard7
hard1
hardly6
hardy5
harry5
hydra5
laggard7
laggardly9
lard1
radar5
raga1
rally5
yard1
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