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Spelling Bee answers · Monday, October 11, 2021

Longest word
calorific
9 letters
Top scorer
calorific
16 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.3
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
16
5 letters
15
6 letters
6
7 letters
3
8 letters
4
9 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
9
Σ
A
2
1
1
2
6
C
2
1
2
5
F
9
11
4
1
2
27
L
1
1
2
O
1
1
2
R
2
1
1
4
Σ
16
15
6
3
4
2
46

Two-letter pairs

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

A
af 3ai 1al 2
C
ca 2cl 1co 2
F
fa 7fi 2fl 5fo 9fr 4
L
lo 2
O
of 2
R
ra 1ri 2ro 1

All 46 answers

205 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
afar1
affair6
afro1
airfoil7
alfalfa7
aloof5
calf1
calorificpangram16
cliff5
coif1
colorific9
facial6
fail1
fair1
fall1
falloff7
farcical8
farro5
filial6
fill1
flail5
flair5
floor5
flora5
floral6
foal1
focaccia8
focal5
foci1
foil1
folic5
folio5
fool1
fora1
frail5
friar5
frill5
frolic6
loaf1
loofa5
offal5
official8
raffia6
riff1
riffraff8
roof1
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