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Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, June 1, 2021

Longest word
councilor
9 letters
Top scorer
councilor
16 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
14
5 letters
14
6 letters
4
7 letters
3
8 letters
2
9 letters
2

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
C
3
6
1
2
1
13
I
2
3
2
7
L
3
3
N
1
1
2
O
1
2
3
R
3
2
5
U
1
1
1
1
2
6
Σ
14
14
4
3
2
2
39

Two-letter pairs

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

C
ci 1cl 1co 9cr 1cu 1
I
ic 2in 2io 1ir 2
L
li 1lo 2
N
no 2
O
oc 1ol 1on 1
R
ri 2ro 1ru 2
U
un 5ur 1

All 39 answers

177 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
cirri5
clinic6
cocci5
coil1
coin1
coir1
colic5
colonic7
conic5
council7
councilorpangram16
croci5
curio5
icon1
iconic6
incur5
inurn5
ionic5
iron1
ironic6
lion1
loci1
loin1
noir1
nonillion9
oculi5
olio1
onion5
ricin5
rill1
roil1
ruin1
runic5
uncoil6
unicolorpangram15
unicorn7
union5
unironic8
uric1
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