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Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, July 17, 2021

Longest word
hyacinth
8 letters
Top scorer
hyacinth
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.1
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
6
5 letters
11
6 letters
4
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
A
1
1
C
2
3
4
9
H
1
1
1
3
I
1
1
1
3
N
3
3
T
1
2
3
Y
1
1
Σ
6
11
4
1
1
23

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ac 1
C
ca 3ch 3ci 1cy 2
H
hi 2hy 1
I
in 1it 2
N
na 2ni 1
T
ta 1ti 2
Y
ya 1

All 23 answers

107 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
achy1
canny5
catchy6
catty5
chancy6
chanty6
chatty6
city1
cyan1
cynic5
hinny5
hiya1
hyacinthpangram15
inanity7
itchy5
itty1
nanny5
natty5
ninny5
tatty5
tinny5
tiny1
yacht5
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