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Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, July 6, 2021

Longest word
ennoblement
11 letters
Top scorer
ennoblement
18 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.3
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
28
5 letters
14
6 letters
17
7 letters
4
8 letters
3
9 letters
0
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
B
6
2
7
1
16
E
1
1
2
1
1
6
L
2
2
4
M
6
4
5
1
1
17
N
1
1
1
3
O
1
1
1
3
T
12
4
2
1
19
Σ
28
14
17
4
3
0
1
1
68

Two-letter pairs

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

B
be 6bl 2bo 8
E
el 1em 1en 4
L
le 2lo 2
M
me 6mo 11
N
ne 1no 2
O
om 2on 1
T
te 8to 11

All 68 answers

280 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
beet1
beetle6
belt1
bent1
bento5
betel5
blot1
blotto6
bolt1
bonnet6
boomlet7
boot1
bootee6
botnet6
bottle6
bottom6
element7
emote5
ennoblementpangram18
entente7
entomb6
entombment10
lent1
lento5
loot1
lotto5
meet1
melt1
memento7
mentee6
mete1
mettle6
molt1
molten6
moment6
monotone8
monte5
moot1
mote1
motel5
motet5
mottle6
motto5
nettle6
nonet5
note1
omelet6
omelette8
onto1
teem1
teen1
tell1
telnet6
tenement8
tenet5
tenon5
tent1
toll1
tomb1
tome1
tone1
tonne5
tool1
toon1
toot1
tootle6
tote1
totem5
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