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Spelling Bee answers · Friday, October 29, 2021

Longest word
grittily
8 letters
Top scorer
liturgy
14 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.0
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
11
5 letters
5
6 letters
2
7 letters
2
8 letters
2

The hints grid

How many words of each length start with each letter — the classic Bee cheat sheet.

4
5
6
7
8
Σ
G
4
1
2
2
9
I
1
1
L
1
1
2
R
1
1
T
4
3
7
U
1
1
Y
1
1
Σ
11
5
2
2
2
22

Two-letter pairs

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

G
gi 2gl 1gr 3gu 3
I
it 1
L
li 2
R
ru 1
T
ti 2tr 3tu 2
U
ut 1
Y
yu 1

All 22 answers

85 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
gilt1
girt1
glut1
grit1
grittily8
gritty6
guilt5
guiltily8
guilty6
itty1
lilt1
liturgypangram14
rutty5
till1
tilt1
trig1
trill5
truly5
tutti5
tutu1
utility7
yurt1
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