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Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, April 4, 2021

Longest word
unclogging
10 letters
Top scorer
unclogging
17 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
6.0
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
8
5 letters
4
6 letters
6
7 letters
9
8 letters
2
9 letters
1
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
1
2
1
3
–
–
–
7
G
2
–
1
3
–
–
–
6
L
3
–
1
3
2
–
–
9
N
2
–
–
–
–
–
–
2
O
–
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
U
–
1
3
–
–
1
1
6
Σ
8
4
6
9
2
1
1
31

Two-letter pairs

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

C
cl 2co 1cu 4
G
gl 2go 1gu 3
L
li 1lo 1lu 7
N
no 1nu 1
O
oc 1
U
un 6

All 31 answers

176 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
cluing6
clung5
council7
cuing5
cull1
culling7
cunning7
glug1
gluing6
gouging7
gull1
gulling7
gunning7
linguini8
lounging8
lugging7
luging6
lull1
lulling7
lulu1
lung1
lunging7
noun1
null1
oculi5
unclog6
★uncloggingpangram17
uncoil6
★uncoilingpangram16
uncool6
union5
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