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Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, April 24, 2022

Longest word
flipflopped
11 letters
Top scorer
flipflopped
18 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.3
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
20
5 letters
8
6 letters
12
7 letters
8
8 letters
1
9 letters
0
10 letters
0
11 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
11
Σ
D
1
3
2
6
E
1
1
F
16
7
8
5
1
1
38
L
1
1
O
1
1
P
2
1
3
Σ
20
8
12
8
1
0
0
1
50

Two-letter pairs

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

D
de 4do 2
E
ed 1
F
fe 5fi 12fl 12fo 9
L
li 1
O
of 1
P
pe 1pi 1po 1

All 50 answers

214 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
defied6
defile6
defiled7
deified7
doff1
doffed6
edified7
feed1
feel1
felid5
fell1
felled6
fiddle6
fiddled7
fief1
field5
fielded7
fife1
fifed5
file1
filed5
fill1
filled6
fillip6
fled1
flee1
flied5
flip1
flipflop8
flipfloppedpangram18
flipped7
floe1
flood5
flooded7
flop1
flopped7
foil1
foiled6
fold1
folded6
folio5
food1
foodie6
fool1
fooled6
life1
offed5
pelf1
piffle6
poof1
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