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Spelling Bee answers · Friday, October 1, 2021

Longest word
julienne
8 letters
Top scorer
juvenile
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.2
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
10
5 letters
6
6 letters
5
7 letters
2
8 letters
2

The hints grid

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

4
5
6
7
8
Σ
E
1
1
1
1
–
4
I
–
1
–
–
–
1
J
1
1
1
–
2
5
L
3
2
–
–
–
5
N
3
–
–
–
–
3
U
–
–
2
1
–
3
V
2
1
1
–
–
4
Σ
10
6
5
2
2
25

Two-letter pairs

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

E
el 1en 2ev 1
I
in 1
J
je 1ji 2ju 2
L
li 4lu 1
N
ne 1ni 1nu 1
U
un 3
V
ve 3vi 1

All 25 answers

107 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
eleven6
enliven7
ennui5
even1
innie5
jejune6
jinn1
jinni5
julienne8
★juvenilepangram15
lien1
line1
linen5
liven5
lune1
nene1
nine1
null1
uneven6
unlevel7
unveil6
vein1
venue5
venule6
vine1
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