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Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, October 7, 2021

Longest word
gunport
7 letters
Top scorer
gunport
14 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start 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
19
5 letters
10
6 letters
10
7 letters
5

The hints grid

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

4
5
6
7
Σ
G
3
3
2
1
9
O
1
1
1
3
P
6
2
2
2
12
R
4
1
2
7
T
6
3
1
1
11
U
2
2
Σ
19
10
10
5
44

Two-letter pairs

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

G
go 2gr 5gu 2
O
ou 3
P
po 5pr 5pu 2
R
ro 4ru 3
T
to 5tr 3tu 3
U
up 2

All 44 answers

171 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
gorgon6
gorp1
grog1
grotto6
group5
grout5
grunt5
gunportpangram14
guru1
outpour7
outro5
outrun6
poor1
porn1
porno5
port1
pour1
prong5
pronoun7
pronto6
prop1
proton6
purport7
purr1
root1
rotgut6
rotor5
rout1
rung1
runout6
runt1
torn1
toro1
torpor6
tort1
tour1
troop5
trot1
trout5
turn1
turnout7
tutor5
uproot6
upturn6
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