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Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, April 11, 2021

Longest word
confluence
10 letters
Top scorer
confluence
17 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.3
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
18
5 letters
7
6 letters
6
7 letters
5
8 letters
0
9 letters
2
10 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
9
10
Σ
C
4
2
2
3
1
12
E
1
1
F
6
2
3
1
1
13
L
2
2
N
4
1
1
1
7
O
2
1
3
U
1
1
Σ
18
7
6
5
0
2
1
39

Two-letter pairs

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

C
ce 3cl 3co 6
E
ef 1
F
fe 6fl 5fu 2
L
lo 1lu 1
N
ne 3no 3nu 1
O
ol 1on 1ou 1
U
un 1

All 39 answers

166 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
cell1
cello5
cellule7
clef1
clone5
clue1
coffee6
colleen7
colonel7
cone1
confluencepangram17
coulee6
effluence9
feculence9
feel1
fell1
felon5
fence5
fennel6
flee1
fleece6
floe1
flouncepangram14
flue1
fuel1
funnel6
lone1
lune1
nene1
neocon6
neon1
noel1
nonce5
none1
nucleon7
oleo1
once1
ounce5
uncle5
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