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Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, August 10, 2021

Longest word
dangling
8 letters
Top scorer
dazzling
15 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.9
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
9
5 letters
2
6 letters
8
7 letters
9
8 letters
4

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
2
1
3
D
4
2
3
3
12
G
2
1
3
1
7
I
3
3
L
2
1
2
5
N
1
1
2
Σ
9
2
8
9
4
32

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ad 2ai 1
D
da 4di 8
G
ga 2gi 2gl 3
I
id 1in 2
L
la 5
N
na 2

All 32 answers

169 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
adding6
addling7
aiding6
dang1
dangling8
dazing6
dazzlingpangram15
dial1
dialing7
diddling8
digging7
dill1
ding1
dinging7
dining6
gadding7
gangland8
gild1
gilding7
glad1
gland5
gliding7
idling6
inlaid6
inland6
lading6
ladling7
laid1
land1
landing7
nada1
naiad5
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