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Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, October 10, 2021

Longest word
alligator
9 letters
Top scorer
alligator
16 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
30
5 letters
19
6 letters
4
7 letters
4
8 letters
6
9 letters
3

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
3
4
1
2
1
11
G
7
4
1
1
13
I
1
1
2
L
4
1
1
1
7
O
1
1
1
3
R
6
3
1
1
11
T
8
7
1
1
1
1
19
Σ
30
19
4
4
6
3
66

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ag 2ai 1al 2ar 2at 4
G
ga 1gi 5gl 2go 1gr 4
I
ig 1io 1
L
la 2li 5
O
ol 1or 1ot 1
R
ra 4ri 4ro 3
T
ta 4ti 3to 4tr 8

All 66 answers

266 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
agita5
agitator8
aioli5
alit1
alligatorpangram16
aria1
aril1
atilt5
atria5
atrial6
attagirl8
gait1
gigolo6
gill1
gilt1
girl1
girt1
glia1
glial5
gorilla7
grail5
grill5
griot5
grit1
igloo5
iota1
lair1
lariat6
liar1
lilt1
lira1
litigatorpangram16
littoral8
olio1
oratorio8
otalgia7
rail1
raita5
ratio5
rattail7
rial1
rigor5
rill1
riot1
roil1
roti1
rototill8
taiga5
tail1
tailor6
tali1
tiara5
till1
tilt1
toil1
tori1
torii5
tortilla8
trail5
trait5
traitor7
trattoria9
trial5
trig1
trill5
trio1
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