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Spelling Bee answers · Friday, June 18, 2021

Longest word
militarily
10 letters
Top scorer
militarily
17 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.4
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
16
5 letters
18
6 letters
11
7 letters
5
8 letters
1
9 letters
2
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
2
5
1
8
I
1
1
L
1
2
1
4
M
3
1
2
3
1
2
1
13
R
2
2
2
6
T
9
8
5
22
Σ
16
18
11
5
1
2
1
54

Two-letter pairs

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

A
al 2am 1ar 1at 4
I
it 1
L
la 2li 2
M
ma 8mi 5
R
ra 6
T
ta 11ti 3tr 8

All 54 answers

271 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
alit1
altar5
amity5
arty1
atilt5
atria5
atrial6
attar5
itty1
laity5
lariat6
lilt1
limit5
malt1
malty5
marital7
maritallypangram16
mart1
martial7
martiallypangram16
martyr6
militarilypangram17
militarypangram15
militia7
mitral6
mitt1
raita5
rarity6
ratatat7
rattail7
rattly6
ratty5
tail1
tali1
tall1
tally5
tamari6
tarry5
tart1
tartar6
tartly6
tatami6
tatty5
tiara5
till1
tilt1
trail5
trait5
tram1
tray1
trial5
trill5
trim1
trimly6
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