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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
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