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Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, July 28, 2021

Longest word
annotation
10 letters
Top scorer
nationhood
17 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.6
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
14
5 letters
6
6 letters
6
7 letters
0
8 letters
3
9 letters
0
10 letters
4

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
A
1
1
1
1
1
5
D
3
2
1
1
7
H
2
1
3
I
2
1
2
5
N
1
2
1
1
5
O
2
1
3
T
3
1
1
5
Σ
14
6
6
0
3
0
4
33

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ad 1an 4
D
dh 1di 2do 4
H
ho 3
I
id 1in 3io 1
N
na 2no 3
O
oa 1on 2
T
ta 1to 4

All 33 answers

151 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
addition8
anion5
annotation10
anoint6
anon1
dhoti5
dino1
ditto5
dodo1
donation8
doodad6
doth1
hood1
hoodoo6
hoot1
idiot5
initiation10
into1
intonation10
iota1
nation6
nationhoodpangram17
noon1
notation8
notion6
oath1
onion5
onto1
tattoo6
toad1
toon1
toot1
tooth5
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