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Spelling Bee answers · Monday, September 27, 2021

Longest word
eyeteeth
8 letters
Top scorer
empathy
14 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
4.8
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
28
5 letters
16
6 letters
5
7 letters
3
8 letters
2

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
2
E
1
1
1
3
H
3
2
1
6
M
8
3
1
12
P
4
3
7
T
13
7
3
1
24
Σ
28
16
5
3
2
54

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ap 1at 1
E
em 2ey 1
H
ha 4he 2
M
ma 5me 6my 1
P
pa 3pe 3ph 1
T
ta 5te 11th 7ty 1

All 54 answers

182 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
apathy6
attempt7
empathypangram14
empty5
eyeteeth8
hamate6
hate1
hath1
hatha5
heat1
heath5
mahatma7
mate1
matey5
math1
matte5
meat1
meaty5
meet1
meta1
mete1
meth1
myth1
pate1
path1
patty5
peat1
peaty5
petty5
phat1
tame1
tamp1
tapa1
tape1
tatty5
team1
teammate8
teat1
teem1
teepee6
teeth5
teethe6
temp1
tempeh6
tempt5
tepee5
that1
thee1
them1
theme5
theta5
they1
thyme5
type1
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