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Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, September 26, 2021

Longest word
fettuccine
10 letters
Top scorer
fettuccine
17 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.2
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
6
5 letters
9
6 letters
4
7 letters
0
8 letters
0
9 letters
0
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
2
1
3
E
1
1
F
1
1
I
1
1
T
3
3
1
7
U
1
4
2
7
Σ
6
9
4
0
0
0
1
20

Two-letter pairs

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

C
cu 3
E
en 1
F
fe 1
I
in 1
T
tu 7
U
un 7

All 20 answers

92 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
cuff1
cute1
cutie5
ennui5
fettuccinepangram17
intuit6
tuffet6
tuft1
tune1
tunic5
tutee5
tutti5
tutu1
uncuff6
uncut5
unfit5
unit1
unite5
untie5
untune6
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