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Spelling Bee answers · Friday, September 17, 2021

Longest word
arraying
8 letters
Top scorer
carrying
15 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start 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
8
5 letters
11
6 letters
8
7 letters
2
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
1
2
1
4
C
2
4
5
1
12
G
1
2
2
5
N
1
3
1
5
R
1
2
1
4
Y
2
2
Σ
8
11
8
2
3
32

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ai 1an 1ar 2
C
ca 6cr 4cy 2
G
gr 5
N
na 4ni 1
R
ra 4
Y
ya 2

All 32 answers

156 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
airy1
angry5
array5
arraying8
cagy1
canary6
canny5
carny5
carry5
carryingpangram15
craggy6
cranny6
cringy6
crying6
cyan1
cynic5
grainy6
granary7
granny6
gray1
graying7
naggy5
nanny5
nannying8
nary1
ninny5
racy1
rainy5
rangy5
raying6
yang1
yarn1
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