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Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, July 4, 2021

Longest word
nonillion
9 letters
Top scorer
inkblot
14 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts 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
24
5 letters
4
6 letters
6
7 letters
5
8 letters
1
9 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
Σ
B
4
3
4
1
1
13
I
1
1
2
K
6
2
8
L
5
1
6
N
1
1
2
O
3
1
4
T
5
1
6
Σ
24
4
6
5
1
1
41

Two-letter pairs

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

B
bi 5bl 3bo 5
I
in 2
K
ki 7kn 1
L
li 4lo 2
N
no 2
O
ob 1oi 1ol 1on 1
T
ti 4to 2

All 41 answers

139 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
bikini6
bilk1
bill1
billion7
biotin6
blin1
blini5
blink5
bobbin6
bobolink8
boil1
boink5
bonito6
inkblotpangram14
into1
kill1
kiln1
kilo1
kilobit7
kiloton7
kilt1
kink1
knit1
lilt1
link1
lint1
lion1
loin1
lotion6
nonillion9
notion6
obit1
oink1
olio1
onion5
tiki1
till1
tilt1
tint1
toil1
toolkit7
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