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Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, November 6, 2021

Longest word
annularly
9 letters
Top scorer
laundry
14 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.4
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
15
5 letters
11
6 letters
7
7 letters
7
8 letters
2
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
A
2
4
2
2
1
1
12
D
3
3
1
2
9
L
8
1
2
2
1
14
N
1
1
R
2
1
3
U
1
1
2
4
Σ
15
11
7
7
2
1
43

Two-letter pairs

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

A
al 2an 8au 2
D
da 1dr 2du 6
L
la 8lu 6
N
nu 1
R
ra 1ru 2
U
ul 2un 2

All 43 answers

193 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
allay5
ally1
anal1
anally6
annal5
annual6
annually8
annul5
annular7
annularly9
aural5
aurally7
dally5
dryland7
dryly5
dual1
dually6
dull1
dullard7
dully5
duly1
lady1
land1
landau6
landlady8
lanyard7
lard1
laud1
laundrypangram14
luau1
lull1
lulu1
luna1
lunar5
lunula6
null1
rally5
rural5
rurally7
ulna1
ulnar5
unduly6
unruly6
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