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Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, December 15, 2021

Longest word
froufrou
8 letters
Top scorer
formula
14 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
4.9
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
18
5 letters
11
6 letters
3
7 letters
4
8 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
Σ
A
2
2
1
1
6
F
12
7
2
2
1
24
L
1
1
2
M
1
1
O
1
1
R
2
1
3
Σ
18
11
3
4
1
37

Two-letter pairs

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

A
af 3al 2ar 1
F
fa 4fl 5fo 10fr 2fu 3
L
lo 2
M
mu 1
O
of 1
R
ro 2ru 1

All 37 answers

134 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
afar1
afoul5
afro1
alfalfa7
aloof5
armful6
fall1
falloff7
farm1
farro5
floor5
flora5
floral6
flour5
fluff5
foal1
foam1
fool1
fora1
form1
formal6
formulapangram14
forum5
foul1
four1
from1
froufrou8
full1
furl1
furor5
loaf1
loofa5
muff1
offal5
roof1
roomful7
ruff1
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