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Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, August 31, 2021

Longest word
eightieth
9 letters
Top scorer
weighty
14 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.1
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
7
5 letters
9
6 letters
4
7 letters
1
8 letters
0
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
E
1
2
1
4
H
1
1
2
I
1
1
T
2
3
5
W
2
5
1
1
9
Y
1
1
Σ
7
9
4
1
0
1
22

Two-letter pairs

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

E
ei 4
H
he 1hi 1
I
it 1
T
th 1ti 2tw 2
W
we 3wh 2wi 4
Y
ye 1

All 22 answers

99 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
eight5
eighth6
eightieth9
eighty6
height6
high1
itty1
thigh5
tight5
tithe5
twig1
twit1
weigh5
weight6
weightypangram14
whit1
white5
wiggy5
wight5
with1
witty5
yeti1
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