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Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, October 13, 2020

Longest word
haggardly
9 letters
Top scorer
haggardly
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.1
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
18
5 letters
15
6 letters
4
7 letters
3
8 letters
1
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
3
4
7
D
3
3
1
7
G
6
1
2
9
H
2
4
1
2
1
10
L
2
1
1
1
1
6
R
1
2
3
Y
1
1
Σ
18
15
4
3
1
2
43

Two-letter pairs

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

A
aa 1ag 1al 4ar 1
D
da 2dr 4dy 1
G
ga 5gl 2gr 2
H
ha 9hy 1
L
la 6
R
ra 3
Y
ya 1

All 43 answers

171 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
aargh5
agar1
alga1
algal5
allay5
ally1
array5
daddy5
dally5
drag1
draggy6
dray1
dryad5
dyad1
gaga1
gala1
gall1
gaydar6
gayly5
glad1
gladly6
grad1
gray1
haggard7
haggardlypangram16
halal5
hall1
halyard7
hard1
hardly6
hardy5
harry5
hydra5
lady1
laggard7
laggardly9
laggy5
lallygag8
lard1
radar5
raga1
rally5
yard1
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