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Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, April 26, 2022

Longest word
appellee
8 letters
Top scorer
megaplex
15 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
22
5 letters
15
6 letters
9
7 letters
2
8 letters
3

The hints grid

How many words of each length start with each letter — the classic Bee cheat sheet.

4
5
6
7
8
Σ
A
3
4
5
1
1
14
E
2
1
1
4
G
5
2
1
8
L
4
4
8
M
3
2
1
1
7
P
7
1
2
10
Σ
22
15
9
2
3
51

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ag 1al 5am 2ap 4ax 2
E
ea 1ex 3
G
ga 4ge 1gl 3
L
la 4le 3ll 1
M
ma 4me 3
P
pa 7pe 2pl 1

All 51 answers

196 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
agleam6
alga1
algae5
algal5
allege6
allele6
amalgam7
ample5
appall6
appeal6
appellee8
apple5
axel1
axle1
eagle5
example7
expel5
expellee8
gaggle6
gala1
gale1
gall1
gelee5
glam1
gleam5
glee1
lama1
lame1
lamp1
lapel5
leap1
legal5
lemma5
llama5
male1
mall1
mammal6
maple5
meal1
megaplexpangram15
melee5
paella6
palapa6
pale1
pall1
palm1
palp1
papal5
peal1
peel1
plea1
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