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Spelling Bee answers · Monday, December 6, 2021

Longest word
windmilled
10 letters
Top scorer
windmilled
17 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.6
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
12
5 letters
6
6 letters
11
7 letters
4
8 letters
3
9 letters
0
10 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
10
Σ
D
1
2
1
4
L
1
1
M
1
1
2
1
5
N
1
1
W
10
3
9
2
1
1
26
Σ
12
6
11
4
3
0
1
37

Two-letter pairs

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

D
dw 4
L
le 1
M
me 3mi 2
N
ne 1
W
we 10wi 16

All 37 answers

177 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
dwell5
dwelled7
dwindle7
dwindled8
lewd1
mewed5
mewl1
mewled6
mildew6
mildewed8
newel5
wedded6
weed1
weeded6
weenie6
weld1
welded6
well1
welled6
wend1
wended6
wide1
widen5
widened7
wield5
wielded7
wienie6
wild1
wile1
will1
willed6
wind1
winded6
windmill8
windmilledpangram17
wine1
wined5
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