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Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, December 5, 2021

Longest word
eyeteeth
8 letters
Top scorer
chutney
14 points
Starting letters
5 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
8
6 letters
4
7 letters
1
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
C
1
1
2
E
1
1
1
3
H
1
3
4
T
4
3
3
10
Y
1
1
2
Σ
7
8
4
1
1
21

Two-letter pairs

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

C
ch 2
E
et 1eu 1ey 1
H
he 1hu 3
T
te 6th 4
Y
ye 2

All 21 answers

93 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
chute5
chutneypangram14
etch1
eunuch6
eyeteeth8
hence5
hunch5
hunt1
hutch5
tech1
techy5
teeth5
teethe6
tenth5
tetchy6
thee1
then1
thence6
they1
yecch5
yech1
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