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Spelling Bee answers · Friday, June 25, 2021

Longest word
undefended
10 letters
Top scorer
unfledged
16 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.7
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
15
5 letters
5
6 letters
15
7 letters
5
8 letters
5
9 letters
1
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
D
1
4
2
7
E
1
1
2
F
12
4
10
3
1
30
G
2
1
3
N
1
1
U
1
1
1
1
4
Σ
15
5
15
5
5
1
1
47

Two-letter pairs

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

D
de 4du 3
E
en 2
F
fe 9fl 8fu 13
G
gl 1gu 2
N
ne 1
U
un 4

All 47 answers

238 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
defend6
defended8
defund6
defunded8
duff1
duffel6
duffle6
engulf6
engulfedpangram15
feed1
feel1
fell1
felled6
fend1
fended6
fennel6
feud1
feuded6
fled1
fledge6
fledged7
flee1
flue1
fluff5
fluffed7
flung5
fuddle6
fuddled7
fudge5
fudged6
fuel1
fueled6
fugu1
fugue5
full1
fund1
funded6
funnel6
funneled8
gleeful7
guff1
gulf1
needful7
undefended10
unfed5
unfledgedpangram16
unfunded8
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