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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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