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Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, July 15, 2021

Longest word
entitlement
11 letters
Top scorer
clementine
17 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.8
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
17
5 letters
11
6 letters
13
7 letters
8
8 letters
4
9 letters
3
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
C
1
2
2
1
1
1
8
E
2
1
3
1
1
8
I
2
1
2
2
7
L
9
3
4
2
2
20
M
3
1
2
6
N
1
1
T
4
1
2
1
8
Σ
17
11
13
8
4
3
1
1
58

Two-letter pairs

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

C
ce 2cl 6
E
ec 1el 5en 2
I
ic 1il 1in 5
L
le 4li 16
M
me 3mi 3
N
ne 1
T
te 2ti 6

All 58 answers

300 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
cell1
celli5
clement7
clementinepangram17
client6
clientele9
clime5
clinic6
eclectic8
elect5
electee7
element7
elicit6
elite5
entitle7
entitlement11
icicle6
illicit7
inclementpangram16
incline7
inlet5
intel5
intellect9
lenience8
lenient7
lent1
lentil6
lice1
licit5
lien1
lilt1
lime1
limit5
limn1
line1
linemen7
linen5
liniment8
linnet6
lint1
lintel6
lite1
little6
melee5
melt1
mettle6
mile1
mill1
millet6
nettle6
tell1
telnet6
tile1
till1
tilt1
timeline8
title5
tittle6
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