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Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, September 21, 2021

Longest word
appellee
8 letters
Top scorer
peafowl
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
20
5 letters
10
6 letters
10
7 letters
4
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
3
3
1
1
9
F
5
1
1
2
9
L
3
2
5
O
1
1
2
P
7
3
3
1
14
W
3
3
6
Σ
20
10
10
4
1
45

Two-letter pairs

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

A
al 5ap 4
F
fa 4fe 1fl 3fo 1
L
la 1le 2lo 2
O
of 1op 1
P
pa 10pe 2pl 1po 1
W
wa 5we 1

All 45 answers

173 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
alfalfa7
allele6
allow5
aloe1
aloof5
appall6
appeal6
appellee8
apple5
falafel7
fall1
falloff7
fallow6
fella5
flap1
flaw1
flea1
foal1
lapel5
leaf1
leap1
loaf1
loofa5
offal5
opal1
paella6
palapa6
pale1
pall1
palp1
papa1
papal5
papaw5
pawl1
pawpaw6
peafowlpangram14
peal1
plea1
poppa5
waffle6
wale1
wall1
wallop6
wallow6
weal1
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