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Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, January 20, 2021

Longest word
multiply
8 letters
Top scorer
multiply
15 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.0
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
9
5 letters
8
6 letters
5
7 letters
1
8 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
Σ
I
–
2
–
–
–
2
L
2
2
1
–
–
5
M
4
1
1
–
1
7
P
3
1
2
1
–
7
T
–
1
1
–
–
2
Y
–
1
–
–
–
1
Σ
9
8
5
1
1
24

Two-letter pairs

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

I
il 1im 1
L
li 3lu 2
M
mi 2mu 5
P
pi 2pl 4pu 1
T
tu 2
Y
yu 1

All 24 answers

101 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
ilium5
imply5
limit5
limp1
limply6
lump1
lumpy5
mill1
mitt1
mull1
★multiplypangram15
mummy5
mutt1
muumuu6
pimp1
pimply6
plum1
plump5
plumply7
plumpy6
pump1
tummy5
tumult6
yummy5
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