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Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, May 27, 2021

Longest word
alfalfa
7 letters
Top scorer
painful
14 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
10
5 letters
5
6 letters
6
7 letters
3

The hints grid

How many words of each length start with each letter — the classic Bee cheat sheet.

4
5
6
7
Σ
A
1
1
F
8
4
4
1
17
I
1
1
N
1
1
P
1
1
1
1
4
Σ
10
5
6
3
24

Two-letter pairs

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

A
al 1
F
fa 5fi 5fl 5fu 2
I
in 1
N
na 1
P
pa 1pi 1pu 2

All 24 answers

99 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
alfalfa7
fail1
fall1
faun1
fauna5
faunal6
filial6
fill1
fillip6
final5
finial6
flail5
flan1
flap1
flip1
fluff5
fulfill7
full1
infill6
naif1
painfulpangram14
pilaf5
puff1
puffin6
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