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Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, September 27, 2023

Longest word
confluence
10 letters
Top scorer
confluence
17 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts 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
24
5 letters
6
6 letters
5
7 letters
5
8 letters
0
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
5
3
1
3
1
13
E
1
1
F
9
2
3
1
15
L
7
7
N
2
1
3
O
1
1
U
1
1
2
Σ
24
6
5
5
0
1
1
42

Two-letter pairs

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

C
ce 3cl 3co 6cu 1
E
ef 1
F
fe 4fl 6fo 2fu 3
L
lo 4lu 3
N
no 1nu 2
O
ol 1
U
un 2

All 42 answers

152 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
cell1
cello5
cellule7
clef1
clone5
clue1
colleen7
colon5
colonel7
confluencepangram17
cool1
coulee6
cull1
effluence9
feel1
fell1
felon5
fennel6
flee1
fleece6
floe1
flouncepangram14
flue1
fluff5
fool1
foul1
fuel1
full1
funnel6
loco1
loll1
lone1
loon1
lull1
lulu1
lune1
noel1
nucleon7
null1
oleo1
uncle5
uncool6
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