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Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, October 26, 2021

Longest word
unitarian
9 letters
Top scorer
taciturn
15 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start 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
11
5 letters
7
6 letters
2
7 letters
3
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
2
2
C
1
3
4
I
2
1
3
R
2
1
3
T
4
3
1
1
9
U
2
1
1
4
Σ
11
7
2
3
1
1
25

Two-letter pairs

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

A
au 2
C
ci 1cu 3
I
in 3
R
ru 3
T
ta 3tr 1tu 5
U
un 3ur 1

All 25 answers

110 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
aunt1
aura1
circuit7
currant7
curt1
curtainpangram14
incur5
intuit6
inurn5
ruin1
runic5
runt1
taciturnpangram15
taunt5
taut1
truant6
tuna1
tunic5
turn1
tutti5
tutu1
uncut5
unit1
unitarian9
uric1
Blurred so you can’t peek by accident.