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Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, August 3, 2021

Longest word
infirmary
9 letters
Top scorer
infirmary
16 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.3
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
9
5 letters
4
6 letters
9
7 letters
0
8 letters
1
9 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
Σ
A
1
3
4
F
4
3
2
9
I
1
2
1
4
M
1
1
2
N
1
1
R
1
2
1
4
Σ
9
4
9
0
1
1
24

Two-letter pairs

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

A
af 4
F
fa 5fi 1fr 3
I
if 1in 3
M
ma 1mi 1
N
na 1
R
ra 2ri 2

All 24 answers

107 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
afar1
affair6
affirm6
affray6
fair1
fairy5
fanny5
farina6
farm1
firm1
fray1
friar5
friary6
iffy1
infamy6
infirm6
infirmarypangram16
mafia5
miff1
naif1
raffia6
ramify6
riff1
riffraff8
Blurred so you can’t peek by accident.