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Spelling Bee answers · Friday, May 8, 2020

Longest word
dockyard
8 letters
Top scorer
dockyard
15 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
4.6
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
15
5 letters
6
6 letters
2
7 letters
0
8 letters
1

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
1
2
C
3
1
4
D
8
3
1
1
13
O
1
1
R
2
1
3
Y
1
1
Σ
15
6
2
0
1
24

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ac 1ar 1
C
ca 2co 2
D
da 2do 8dr 2dy 1
O
od 1
R
ra 1ro 2
Y
ya 1

All 24 answers

72 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
accord6
ardor5
caddy5
card1
coda1
cord1
daddy5
dark1
dock1
dockyardpangram15
dodo1
doodad6
door1
dork1
dorky5
dory1
dray1
dryad5
dyad1
odor1
radar5
road1
rood1
yard1
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