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Spelling Bee answers · Monday, April 25, 2022

Longest word
upbringing
10 letters
Top scorer
upbringing
17 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
6.3
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
5
5 letters
2
6 letters
4
7 letters
11
8 letters
1
9 letters
1
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
B
1
–
–
1
–
–
–
2
G
1
–
–
1
1
–
–
3
N
–
–
–
1
–
–
–
1
P
3
1
3
7
–
–
–
14
R
–
–
–
1
–
–
–
1
U
–
1
1
–
–
1
1
4
Σ
5
2
4
11
1
1
1
25

Two-letter pairs

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

B
bu 2
G
gr 3
N
ni 1
P
pi 8pr 2pu 4
R
ri 1
U
un 2up 2

All 25 answers

157 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
burp1
★burpingpangram14
grip1
griping7
gripping8
nipping7
pigging7
ping1
pinging7
pining6
pinning7
pinup5
piping6
pippin6
prig1
pruning7
punning7
purging7
purr1
purring7
ripping7
unpin5
unpinning9
★upbringingpangram17
upping6
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