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Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, June 15, 2021

Longest word
attaboy
7 letters
Top scorer
buoyant
14 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.1
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
6
5 letters
15
6 letters
5
7 letters
2

The hints grid

How many words of each length start with each letter — the classic Bee cheat sheet.

4
5
6
7
Σ
A
–
2
–
1
3
B
3
6
5
1
15
N
–
4
–
–
4
O
1
–
–
–
1
T
1
3
–
–
4
Y
1
–
–
–
1
Σ
6
15
5
2
28

Two-letter pairs

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

A
an 1at 1au 1
B
ba 5bo 6bu 4
N
na 2nu 2
O
oa 1
T
ta 2to 1tu 1
Y
yu 1

All 28 answers

132 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
annoy5
attaboy7
aunty5
baby1
banyan6
batboy6
batty5
bayou5
bonny5
bony1
booby5
booty5
botany6
bounty6
bunny5
buoy1
★buoyantpangram14
buyout6
nanny5
natty5
nubby5
nutty5
oaty1
tabby5
tatty5
tony1
tubby5
yuan1
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