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Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, August 12, 2021

Longest word
multilevel
10 letters
Top scorer
multilevel
17 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
4.7
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
19
5 letters
7
6 letters
4
7 letters
0
8 letters
0
9 letters
0
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
E
2
1
3
I
1
2
3
L
5
1
1
7
M
5
2
1
8
T
4
2
1
7
U
1
1
V
2
2
Σ
19
7
4
0
0
0
1
31

Two-letter pairs

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

E
el 1em 1ev 1
I
il 2it 1
L
li 7
M
mi 7mu 1
T
ti 6tu 1
U
ut 1
V
ve 1vi 1

All 31 answers

95 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
elite5
emit1
evil1
ileum5
ilium5
item1
lieu1
lilt1
lime1
limit5
lite1
little6
live1
mile1
milieu6
mill1
millet6
mime1
mite1
mitt1
multilevelpangram17
tile1
till1
tilt1
time1
title5
tittle6
tutti5
utile5
veil1
vile1
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