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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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