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Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, November 28, 2021

Longest word
lallygag
8 letters
Top scorer
vaguely
14 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start 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
15
5 letters
17
6 letters
6
7 letters
3
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
2
3
1
6
E
1
2
3
G
10
8
3
21
L
1
3
2
2
1
9
U
1
1
V
1
1
2
Σ
15
17
6
3
1
42

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ag 2al 4
E
ea 1eg 1el 1
G
ga 12ge 1gl 4gu 4
L
la 3le 4lu 2
U
ug 1
V
va 2

All 42 answers

172 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
agave5
ague1
alga1
algae5
algal5
allege6
eagle5
eggy1
elegy5
gaga1
gage1
gaggle6
gala1
gale1
gall1
galley6
gauge5
gavage6
gave1
gavel5
gayly5
gelee5
glee1
glue1
gluey5
glug1
guava5
gulag5
gull1
gully5
laggy5
lallygag8
lavage6
league6
legal5
legally7
leggy5
luge1
luggage7
ugly1
vague5
vaguelypangram14
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