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Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, August 26, 2021

Longest word
handout
7 letters
Top scorer
handout
14 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
13
5 letters
8
6 letters
2
7 letters
2

The hints grid

How many words of each length start with each letter — the classic Bee cheat sheet.

4
5
6
7
Σ
A
2
–
–
–
2
D
–
3
–
–
3
H
1
2
–
1
4
N
1
–
–
1
2
O
–
1
–
–
1
T
6
1
–
–
7
U
3
1
2
–
6
Σ
13
8
2
2
25

Two-letter pairs

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

A
au 2
D
da 1do 1du 1
H
ha 2ho 1hu 1
N
no 1nu 1
O
ou 1
T
ta 2th 2to 1tu 2
U
ud 1un 5

All 25 answers

86 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
aunt1
auto1
daunt5
donut5
dunno5
★handoutpangram14
haunt5
hound5
hunt1
noun1
nunhood7
outdo5
taunt5
taut1
thou1
thud1
tout1
tuna1
tutu1
udon1
undo1
unhand6
unhat5
unhood6
unto1
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