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Spelling Bee answers · Friday, April 1, 2022

Longest word
widowhood
9 letters
Top scorer
hoodwink
15 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
14
5 letters
5
6 letters
4
7 letters
1
8 letters
3
9 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
Σ
D
3
1
4
H
3
1
1
5
K
2
2
1
5
N
2
1
3
O
1
1
2
W
3
1
3
1
1
9
Σ
14
5
4
1
3
1
28

Two-letter pairs

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

D
di 1do 3
H
ho 5
K
ki 1kn 3ko 1
N
no 3
O
oi 1on 1
W
wi 5wo 4

All 28 answers

110 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
dino1
dodo1
down1
downwind8
honk1
hood1
hoodoo6
hoodwinkpangram15
hook1
kiddo5
know1
knowhow7
known5
kook1
nohow5
nook1
noon1
oink1
onion5
widow5
widowhood9
window6
winnow6
wino1
wonk1
wood1
woodwind8
woohoo6
Blurred so you can’t peek by accident.