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Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, October 13, 2021

Longest word
proportion
10 letters
Top scorer
promotion
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts 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
17
5 letters
15
6 letters
13
7 letters
5
8 letters
2
9 letters
1
10 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
10
Σ
I
2
1
1
1
5
M
3
2
3
1
9
N
1
1
1
1
4
O
1
1
1
1
4
P
3
9
3
1
1
1
1
19
R
2
1
3
T
5
1
3
1
10
Σ
17
15
13
5
2
1
1
54

Two-letter pairs

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

I
im 2in 2ir 1
M
mi 7mo 2
N
ni 1no 3
O
om 1on 1op 2
P
pi 9po 3pr 7
R
ri 1ro 2
T
ti 2to 4tr 4

All 54 answers

247 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
import6
imprint7
into1
intro5
iron1
mini1
minim5
minion6
minor5
mint1
mirror6
mitt1
monitor7
motion6
nitro5
noir1
nonprint8
notion6
omit1
onion5
opinion7
option6
pimp1
pinion6
pinot5
pinpoint8
pint1
pinto5
pipit5
pippin6
piton5
point5
portion7
potion6
prim1
primo5
primp5
print5
prior5
promotionpangram16
proportion10
riot1
roti1
rotini6
tint1
tiptop6
tomtit6
tori1
torii5
tortoni7
trim1
trio1
trip1
triton6
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