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Spelling Bee answers · Friday, April 15, 2022

Longest word
actuality
9 letters
Top scorer
actuality
16 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.4
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
9
5 letters
2
6 letters
4
7 letters
3
8 letters
1
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
A
2
1
1
4
C
3
1
1
5
L
3
3
T
2
1
1
1
5
U
1
1
Y
1
1
2
Σ
9
2
4
3
1
1
20

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ac 4
C
ca 2cu 3
L
lu 3
T
ta 3tu 2
U
ut 1
Y
yu 2

All 20 answers

88 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
actual6
actualitypangram16
actually8
acuity6
calculi7
caul1
cull1
cult1
cultic6
luau1
lull1
lulu1
tactual7
taut1
tautly6
tutti5
tutu1
utility7
yuca1
yucca5
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