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Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, September 5, 2021

Longest word
beatific
8 letters
Top scorer
beatific
15 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
19
5 letters
4
6 letters
7
7 letters
2
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
1
2
1
5
B
7
1
1
9
C
2
1
3
E
3
3
F
8
1
9
T
1
1
1
1
4
Σ
19
4
7
2
1
33

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ab 2ac 2af 1
B
ba 2be 6bi 1
C
ca 2ci 1
E
ef 3
F
fa 3fe 4fi 2
T
ta 2te 1ti 1

All 33 answers

110 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
abate5
abet1
acetate7
acetic6
affect6
babe1
bate1
beat1
beatificpangram15
beef1
beet1
befit5
beta1
bite1
cabbie6
cafe1
cite1
efface6
effect6
effete6
face1
facet5
fate1
feat1
feet1
feta1
fete1
fief1
fife1
tacet5
taffeta7
teat1
tibiae6
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