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Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, October 16, 2021

Longest word
adamantly
9 letters
Top scorer
adamantly
16 points
Starting letters
5 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
6
5 letters
6
6 letters
3
7 letters
2
8 letters
1
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
1
1
1
3
D
3
3
6
L
2
1
3
M
2
3
1
6
N
1
1
Σ
6
6
3
2
1
1
19

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ad 3
D
da 5dy 1
L
la 3
M
ma 6
N
na 1

All 19 answers

92 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
adamant7
adamantlypangram16
adman5
daddy5
dally5
damn1
dandy5
data1
dyad1
lady1
land1
landlady8
madam5
madly5
madman6
malady6
mandala7
mayday6
nada1
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