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Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, September 14, 2021

Longest word
menfolk
7 letters
Top scorer
menfolk
14 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
4.5
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
15
5 letters
6
6 letters
2
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
F
–
1
1
–
2
K
3
3
1
–
7
L
2
1
–
–
3
M
3
1
–
1
5
N
6
–
–
–
6
O
1
–
–
–
1
Σ
15
6
2
1
24

Two-letter pairs

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

F
fe 2
K
ke 3kn 4
L
le 1lo 2
M
me 2mo 3
N
ne 2no 4
O
om 1

All 24 answers

71 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
felon5
fennel6
keen1
kennel6
keno1
knee1
kneel5
knell5
knoll5
lemon5
lone1
loon1
melon5
★menfolkpangram14
monk1
mono1
moon1
nene1
neon1
noel1
none1
nook1
noon1
omen1
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