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Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, June 6, 2021

Longest word
payphone
8 letters
Top scorer
payphone
15 points
Starting letters
5 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
5
5 letters
16
6 letters
6
7 letters
0
8 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
Σ
A
1
1
2
4
H
2
5
1
8
N
1
1
P
1
7
2
1
11
Y
1
2
1
4
Σ
5
16
6
0
1
28

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ah 1an 3
H
ha 1ho 3hy 4
N
na 1
P
pa 4pe 3ph 2po 2
Y
ya 2ye 1yo 1

All 28 answers

136 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
ahoy1
annoy5
anyhoo6
anyone6
happy5
honey5
hooey5
hoppy5
hyena5
hype1
hyphen6
hypo1
nanny5
papaya6
pappy5
payee5
payphonepangram15
penny5
peony5
peppy5
phony5
phooey6
pony1
poppy5
yahoo5
yappy5
yeah1
yoohoo6
Blurred so you can’t peek by accident.