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Spelling Bee answers · Monday, October 25, 2021

Longest word
tactician
9 letters
Top scorer
intimacy
15 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.5
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
9
5 letters
14
6 letters
8
7 letters
6
8 letters
2
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
3
1
1
6
C
2
2
3
7
I
1
2
1
1
5
M
2
2
1
5
N
1
1
2
T
3
6
4
1
1
15
Σ
9
14
8
6
2
1
40

Two-letter pairs

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

A
am 1an 2at 3
C
ca 6ci 1
I
in 4it 1
M
ma 2mi 3
N
na 2
T
ta 9ti 6

All 40 answers

201 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
amity5
anti1
antic5
attain6
attaint7
attic5
cacti5
cant1
cantata7
cantina7
catmint7
catty5
city1
inanity7
incant6
intact6
intimacypangram15
itty1
maintain8
manta5
mint1
minty5
mitt1
natant6
natty5
tacit5
tact1
tactic6
tactician9
taint5
tannic6
tannin6
tatami6
tatty5
tinct5
tinny5
tint1
tiny1
titan5
titanic7
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