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Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, February 3, 2021

Longest word
heptathlete
11 letters
Top scorer
telepathy
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.3
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
19
5 letters
11
6 letters
4
7 letters
3
8 letters
3
9 letters
1
10 letters
1
11 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
11
Σ
A
2
1
1
4
E
1
1
2
H
12
4
1
2
1
20
L
1
1
1
1
4
P
2
1
3
T
3
2
1
1
1
1
9
Y
1
1
Σ
19
11
4
3
3
1
1
1
43

Two-letter pairs

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

A
al 2ap 1at 1
E
et 1ey 1
H
ha 8he 11hy 1
L
la 2le 2
P
pa 1ph 2
T
te 5th 4
Y
ye 1

All 43 answers

180 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
aleph5
alpha5
apathy6
athlete7
ethyl5
eyeteeth8
halal5
hale1
hall1
halt1
happy5
hate1
hath1
hatha5
heal1
health6
healthy7
heap1
heat1
heath5
heel1
heeltap7
hell1
help1
heptathlete11
hype1
lath1
lathe5
lethal6
lethally8
path1
phat1
phyla5
teeth5
teethe6
telehealth10
telepath8
telepathypangram16
that1
thee1
theta5
they1
yeah1
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