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Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, September 22, 2021

Longest word
incivility
10 letters
Top scorer
incivility
17 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.5
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
11
5 letters
11
6 letters
3
7 letters
4
8 letters
2
9 letters
1
10 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
9
10
Σ
C
1
4
2
1
1
9
I
2
1
2
1
1
7
L
3
2
1
6
N
1
1
T
4
2
1
7
V
1
1
1
3
Σ
11
11
3
4
2
1
1
33

Two-letter pairs

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

C
ci 6cl 1cy 2
I
ic 1il 3in 2it 1
L
li 6
N
ni 1
T
ti 7
V
vi 3

All 33 answers

154 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
city1
civic5
civil5
civility8
civilly7
civvy5
clinic6
cyclic6
cynic5
icily5
illicit7
illicitly9
illy1
incivil7
incivilitypangram17
itty1
licit5
licitly7
lilt1
lily1
lint1
linty5
ninny5
till1
tilt1
tinct5
tinily6
tinny5
tint1
tiny1
vicinity8
viny1
vinyl5
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