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Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, December 11, 2021

Longest word
healthful
9 letters
Top scorer
healthful
16 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.0
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
14
5 letters
6
6 letters
3
7 letters
3
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
F
3
3
1
1
–
–
8
H
4
1
–
1
–
1
7
L
4
–
1
–
–
–
5
T
3
2
1
–
–
–
6
U
–
–
–
1
–
–
1
Σ
14
6
3
3
0
1
27

Two-letter pairs

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

F
fa 2fl 4fu 2
H
ha 3he 1hu 3
L
lu 5
T
ta 1tu 5
U
ul 1

All 27 answers

106 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
fateful7
fault5
flauta6
flue1
fluff5
flute5
fuel1
full1
★hatefulpangram14
haul1
haute5
★healthfulpangram16
huff1
hula1
hull1
luau1
lull1
lulu1
lute1
luteal6
taut1
tuffet6
tuft1
tulle5
tutee5
tutu1
ululate7
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