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Spelling Bee answers · Monday, September 20, 2021

Longest word
paycheck
8 letters
Top scorer
paycheck
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
4.7
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
14
5 letters
12
6 letters
3
7 letters
0
8 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
Σ
A
1
1
C
2
2
4
E
1
1
H
2
1
3
K
1
1
2
P
8
6
3
1
18
Y
1
1
Σ
14
12
3
0
1
30

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ap 1
C
ca 1ch 3
E
ep 1
H
ha 1he 1hy 1
K
ka 1ke 1
P
pa 8pe 10
Y
ya 1

All 30 answers

107 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
apace5
cape1
chap1
cheap5
cheep5
epee1
happy5
heap1
hype1
kappa5
keep1
pace1
pack1
papa1
papacy6
papaya6
pappy5
paycheckpangram15
payee5
peace5
peach5
peachy6
peak1
peaky5
peck1
peek1
peep1
peke1
peppy5
yappy5
Blurred so you can’t peek by accident.