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Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, February 13, 2021

Longest word
nonbelief
9 letters
Top scorer
nonbelief
16 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
19
5 letters
7
6 letters
10
7 letters
4
8 letters
1
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
B
14
5
7
2
28
E
1
1
1
3
F
2
2
L
2
1
1
4
N
1
1
1
1
4
O
1
1
Σ
19
7
10
4
1
1
42

Two-letter pairs

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

B
be 8bi 5bl 3bo 12
E
eb 1en 2
F
fe 1fo 1
L
li 2lo 2
N
ni 1no 3
O
ob 1

All 42 answers

166 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
beef1
beeline7
been1
befell6
belie5
belief6
bell1
belle5
bible5
biff1
bile1
bill1
billion7
blin1
blini5
blob1
bobbin6
bobble6
boffo5
boil1
boll1
bolo1
bonbon6
bone1
bonobo6
boob1
booboo6
boon1
ebon1
enfeeble8
ennoble7
feeble6
foible6
libel5
libelee7
lobe1
lobo1
nibble6
noble5
nonbeliefpangram16
noob1
oboe1
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