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Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, May 8, 2021

Longest word
amorally
8 letters
Top scorer
normally
15 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
9
5 letters
22
6 letters
5
7 letters
7
8 letters
3

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
3
4
3
1
1
12
L
4
1
1
6
M
3
7
4
14
N
1
2
2
5
O
1
1
1
3
R
4
1
5
Y
1
1
Σ
9
22
5
7
3
46

Two-letter pairs

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

A
al 3am 2an 3ar 4
L
la 1lo 5
M
ma 7mo 6my 1
N
na 2no 2ny 1
O
on 2or 1
R
ra 2ro 3
Y
ya 1

All 46 answers

229 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
allay5
alloy5
ally1
amorally8
amyl1
anally6
annoy5
anomaly7
armory6
army1
array5
arroyo6
layman6
loamy5
loony5
lorry5
loyal5
loyally7
mammary7
manly5
many1
marry5
mayo1
mayor5
mayoral7
molly5
mommy5
mononym7
moony5
morally7
moray5
myna1
nanny5
nary1
nonroyal8
normallypangram15
nylon5
onlay5
only1
orally6
rally5
rayon5
roomy5
royal5
royally7
yarn1
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