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Spelling Bee answers · Monday, February 8, 2021

Longest word
thoughtful
10 letters
Top scorer
thoughtful
17 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
4.5
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
20
5 letters
4
6 letters
1
7 letters
0
8 letters
0
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
F
4
2
6
G
5
1
1
7
H
2
2
L
7
1
8
T
2
1
3
Σ
20
4
1
0
0
0
1
26

Two-letter pairs

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

F
fl 3fo 2fu 1
G
gh 1gl 2go 2gu 2
H
ho 1hu 1
L
lo 6lu 2
T
th 1to 2

All 26 answers

63 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
flog1
flout5
fluff5
fool1
foul1
full1
ghoul5
glug1
glut1
golf1
googol6
gulf1
gull1
holt1
hull1
loft1
logo1
loll1
loot1
lotto5
lout1
lull1
lulu1
thoughtfulpangram17
toll1
tool1
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