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Spelling Bee answers · Monday, June 14, 2021

Longest word
floorboard
10 letters
Top scorer
floorboard
17 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
22
5 letters
11
6 letters
3
7 letters
6
8 letters
1
9 letters
0
10 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
Σ
A
–
1
–
1
–
–
–
2
B
8
1
1
1
–
–
–
11
D
1
3
1
–
–
–
–
5
F
5
3
1
1
–
–
1
11
L
6
2
–
–
1
–
–
9
O
1
1
–
2
–
–
–
4
R
1
–
–
1
–
–
–
2
Σ
22
11
3
6
1
0
1
44

Two-letter pairs

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

A
al 2
B
ba 3bl 3bo 5
D
do 3dr 2
F
fa 2fl 6fo 3
L
la 3lo 6
O
od 1of 2or 1
R
ro 2

All 44 answers

162 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
alfalfa7
aloof5
bald1
ball1
ballad6
blab1
blob1
blood5
bola1
bold1
boll1
bollard7
bolo1
doll1
dollar6
dolor5
droll5
drool5
fall1
falloff7
flab1
flood5
floor5
★floorboardpangram17
flora5
floral6
foal1
fold1
fool1
labor5
larboard8
lard1
load1
loaf1
lobo1
loll1
loofa5
lord1
oddball7
offal5
offload7
oral1
roll1
rollbar7
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