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Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, October 3, 2021

Longest word
prodigy
7 letters
Top scorer
prodigy
14 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.1
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
6
5 letters
7
6 letters
5
7 letters
1

The hints grid

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

4
5
6
7
Σ
D
1
2
1
4
G
3
1
1
5
O
1
1
P
1
2
2
1
6
R
2
2
Y
1
1
Σ
6
7
5
1
19

Two-letter pairs

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

D
di 1dr 3
G
gi 2gr 3
O
op 1
P
pi 2pr 4
R
ri 2
Y
yo 1

All 19 answers

85 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
dippy5
drip1
drippy6
droid5
giddy5
gird1
grid1
grip1
grippy6
opioid6
piggy5
pirogi6
prig1
prior5
priory6
prodigypangram14
rigid5
rigor5
yogi1
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