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Spelling Bee answers · Monday, March 15, 2021

Longest word
emolument
9 letters
Top scorer
emolument
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.0
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
23
5 letters
9
6 letters
11
7 letters
2
8 letters
1
9 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
Σ
E
1
1
2
L
11
4
15
M
6
3
4
13
N
2
1
3
O
1
2
1
4
T
3
1
4
1
9
U
1
1
Σ
23
9
11
2
1
1
47

Two-letter pairs

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

E
el 1em 1
L
le 3lo 7lu 5
M
me 4mo 6mu 3
N
ne 1no 1nu 1
O
ol 1om 2ou 1
T
te 2to 4tu 3
U
un 1

All 47 answers

172 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
element7
emolumentpangram16
lemon5
lent1
lento5
loll1
lone1
loom1
loon1
loot1
lotto5
lout1
lull1
lulu1
lumen5
lune1
lute1
melee5
melon5
melt1
mettle6
mole1
moll1
molt1
molten6
motel5
mottle6
mule1
mull1
mullet6
nettle6
noel1
null1
oleo1
omelet6
omelette8
outlet6
tell1
telnet6
toll1
toluene7
tool1
tootle6
tulle5
tumult6
tunnel6
unlet5
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