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Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, June 29, 2021

Longest word
penitently
10 letters
Top scorer
penitently
17 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts 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
14
6 letters
13
7 letters
5
8 letters
3
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
E
1
1
I
1
1
2
L
1
1
N
1
1
1
3
P
12
9
5
2
2
1
31
T
1
2
5
1
1
10
Y
2
2
4
Σ
16
14
13
5
3
0
1
52

Two-letter pairs

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

E
ep 1
I
in 2
L
li 1
N
ni 3
P
pe 16pi 13pl 2
T
te 4ti 5ty 1
Y
ye 1yi 3

All 52 answers

247 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
epee1
inept5
ineptlypangram14
lippy5
ninepin7
nipple6
nippy5
peel1
peen1
peep1
pellet6
pelt1
penile6
penitent8
penitentlypangram17
penne5
penny5
pent1
peppy5
petit5
petite6
pettily7
petty5
piety5
pile1
pill1
pine1
pinny5
pint1
pipe1
pipeline8
pipet5
pipette7
pipit5
pippin6
pity1
plenty6
plie1
teepee6
teletype8
tenpin6
tepee5
tiepin6
tintype7
tippet6
tipple6
tippy5
type1
yelp1
yipe1
yippee6
yippie6
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