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Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, April 23, 2022

Longest word
pipeline
8 letters
Top scorer
vulpine
14 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start 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
14
5 letters
6
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
E
1
–
–
–
–
1
L
–
–
2
–
–
2
N
–
–
1
1
–
2
P
12
4
3
–
1
20
U
–
2
1
–
–
3
V
1
–
–
1
–
2
Σ
14
6
7
2
1
30

Two-letter pairs

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

E
ep 1
L
li 1lu 1
N
ni 2
P
pe 6pi 8pl 1pu 5
U
un 3
V
ve 1vu 1

All 30 answers

115 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
epee1
lineup6
lupine6
ninepin7
nipple6
peel1
peen1
peep1
peeve5
penile6
penne5
pile1
pileup6
pill1
pine1
pinup5
pipe1
pipeline8
pippin6
plie1
pule1
puli1
pull1
pulp1
pupil5
unpen5
unpile6
unpin5
veep1
★vulpinepangram14
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