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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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