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Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, April 21, 2022

Longest word
uneventful
10 letters
Top scorer
uneventful
17 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts 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
19
5 letters
10
6 letters
14
7 letters
4
8 letters
2
9 letters
2
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
E
1
1
2
1
2
7
F
8
2
4
14
L
4
2
1
7
N
1
1
2
T
4
3
2
1
10
U
1
3
1
1
1
7
V
1
1
2
1
5
Σ
19
10
14
4
2
2
1
52

Two-letter pairs

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

E
ef 2el 1en 1ev 3
F
fe 7fl 5fu 2
L
le 4lu 3
N
ne 2
T
te 4tu 6
U
un 7
V
ve 5

All 52 answers

239 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
effete6
effluent8
eleven6
entente7
even1
event5
eventfulpangram15
feel1
feet1
fell1
felt1
fennel6
fete1
fettle6
flee1
fleet5
flue1
fluent6
flute5
fuel1
funnel6
left1
lent1
levee5
level5
lune1
lunette7
lute1
nene1
nettle6
teen1
tell1
tenet5
tent1
tuffet6
tulle5
tune1
tuneful7
tunnel6
tutee5
uneven6
uneventfulpangram17
unfelt6
unlet5
unlevel7
untune6
untuneful9
velvet6
velveteen9
vent1
venue5
venule6
Blurred so you can’t peek by accident.