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Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, January 13, 2021

Longest word
alfalfa
7 letters
Top scorer
formula
14 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
4.9
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
21
5 letters
16
6 letters
6
7 letters
5

The hints grid

How many words of each length start with each letter — the classic Bee cheat sheet.

4
5
6
7
Σ
A
1
4
3
2
10
F
6
4
2
2
14
L
8
2
10
M
4
4
1
9
O
1
1
2
R
1
1
1
3
Σ
21
16
6
5
48

Two-letter pairs

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

A
af 1al 5am 1ar 1au 2
F
fa 2fl 5fo 5fu 2
L
la 1ll 1lo 5lu 3
M
ma 3mo 4mu 2
O
of 1or 1
R
ro 2ru 1

All 48 answers

179 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
afoul5
alarm5
alarum6
alfalfa7
aloof5
alum1
amoral6
armful6
aural5
auroral7
fall1
falloff7
floor5
flora5
floral6
flour5
fluff5
foal1
fool1
formal6
formulapangram14
foul1
full1
furl1
lama1
llama5
loaf1
loam1
loll1
loofa5
loom1
luau1
lull1
lulu1
mall1
mammal6
maul1
molar5
moll1
moola5
moral5
mull1
mural5
offal5
oral1
roll1
roomful7
rural5
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