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Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, October 22, 2020

Longest word
awkwardly
9 letters
Top scorer
awkwardly
16 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
10
6 letters
3
7 letters
4
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
3
2
1
6
D
2
4
2
1
9
K
1
1
L
1
1
2
R
2
2
W
1
1
1
2
1
6
Y
2
2
Σ
9
10
3
4
0
2
28

Two-letter pairs

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

A
al 2ar 1aw 3
D
da 3dr 5dy 1
K
ka 1
L
la 2
R
ra 2
W
wa 5wr 1
Y
ya 2

All 28 answers

130 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
allay5
ally1
array5
away1
awkwardlypangram16
awry1
daddy5
dally5
darkly6
drawly6
dray1
dryad5
dryly5
drywall7
dyad1
kayak5
lady1
layaway7
rally5
rawly5
walkway7
wary1
waylay6
wayward7
waywardly9
wryly5
yard1
yawl1
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