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Spelling Bee answers · Friday, June 11, 2021

Longest word
nuthatch
8 letters
Top scorer
unlatch
14 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.2
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
12
5 letters
13
6 letters
7
7 letters
4
8 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
Σ
A
2
2
1
5
C
2
3
1
2
8
H
1
2
1
4
L
1
1
3
1
6
N
3
2
1
1
7
T
2
1
3
U
1
2
1
1
5
Σ
12
13
7
4
2
38

Two-letter pairs

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

A
an 4au 1
C
ca 6ch 1cl 1
H
ha 2hu 2
L
la 3lu 3
N
na 5nu 2
T
ta 1th 1tu 1
U
ul 1un 4

All 38 answers

170 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
anal1
annal5
annual6
annul5
aunt1
canal5
cancan6
canna5
cannula7
cant1
cantata7
chant5
clan1
haunch6
haunt5
hunch5
hunt1
lacuna6
lantana7
launch6
luna1
lunch5
lunula6
naan1
nana1
natal5
natant6
natch5
null1
nuthatch8
taunt5
than1
tuna1
ulna1
unclutch8
uncut5
unhat5
unlatchpangram14
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