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Spelling Bee answers · Monday, May 24, 2021

Longest word
apolitical
10 letters
Top scorer
apolitical
17 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts 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
20
5 letters
20
6 letters
9
7 letters
14
8 letters
8
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
3
1
1
7
C
3
5
2
4
2
16
I
1
1
1
1
4
L
4
2
2
1
9
O
1
1
1
1
1
1
6
P
4
6
5
2
1
18
T
5
2
2
3
2
14
Σ
20
20
9
14
8
2
1
74

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ac 2ai 1al 1ap 1at 2
C
ca 6ci 2cl 1co 7
I
il 2io 1it 1
L
la 3li 4lo 2
O
oc 3ol 1op 2
P
pa 4pi 9pl 1po 4
T
ta 7ti 4to 3

All 74 answers

406 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
acacia6
acai1
aioli5
alit1
apoliticalpangram17
atilt5
attic5
cacti5
calico6
capicola8
capital7
capitolpangram14
cattail7
ciao1
cilia5
clip1
coati5
coattail8
cocci5
coil1
coital6
colic5
copilot7
iliac5
illicit7
iota1
italic6
lactic6
laic1
laical6
licit5
lilac5
lilt1
lipo1
loci1
lollipop8
occipitalpangram16
ocotillo8
octopi6
olio1
optic5
opticalpangram14
pail1
palatial8
papilla7
patio5
pica1
piccata7
piccolo7
picot5
pill1
pilot5
pipit5
pita1
pitapat7
plait5
polio5
politic7
politicalpangram16
politico8
tacit5
tactic6
tactical8
tail1
tailcoat8
tali1
tapioca7
tilapia7
till1
tilt1
tiptop6
toil1
topic5
topicalpangram14
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