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Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, April 14, 2021

Longest word
nonalcoholic
12 letters
Top scorer
nonalcoholic
19 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.8
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
23
5 letters
17
6 letters
7
7 letters
7
8 letters
4
9 letters
5
10 letters
2
11 letters
1
12 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
11
12
Σ
A
1
3
1
1
6
C
6
7
5
4
3
3
2
30
H
4
1
5
I
1
1
L
10
5
1
2
18
N
1
1
1
1
1
5
O
1
1
2
Σ
23
17
7
7
4
5
2
1
1
67

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ai 1al 3an 2
C
ca 8ch 5ci 1cl 6co 10
H
ha 4hi 1
I
il 1
L
la 6li 2ll 1lo 9
N
na 1no 4
O
oi 1ol 1

All 67 answers

326 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
aioli5
alcohol7
alcoholic9
aloha5
anal1
annal5
calico6
call1
calla5
callaloo8
canal5
cannoli7
canola6
canonical9
challah7
chili5
chill5
chinchilla10
chocoholic10
cilia5
clan1
clinch6
clinic6
clinical8
clinician9
cloaca6
coal1
coil1
cola1
colcannon9
colic5
colon5
colonial8
colonic7
conical7
cool1
hail1
halal5
hall1
halo1
hill1
iliac5
laconic7
laic1
laical6
lain1
lanai5
lanolin7
lilac5
lion1
llano5
loach5
loan1
local5
loch1
loci1
loco1
loin1
loll1
loon1
nail1
nonalcoholicpangram19
nonclinical11
nonillion9
nonlocal8
oilcan6
olio1
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