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Spelling Bee answers · Friday, April 29, 2022

Longest word
monomaniac
10 letters
Top scorer
companion
16 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.4
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
17
5 letters
14
6 letters
9
7 letters
3
8 letters
2
9 letters
2
10 letters
2

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
A
1
3
1
5
C
5
3
2
1
1
12
I
1
1
M
8
7
4
1
1
1
1
23
N
1
1
2
P
2
1
2
1
6
Σ
17
14
9
3
2
2
2
49

Two-letter pairs

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

A
am 4an 1
C
ca 5ci 1co 6
I
im 1
M
ma 9mi 8mo 6
N
ni 1no 1
P
pa 2pi 1po 3

All 49 answers

223 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
amino5
ammo1
ammonia7
amnio5
anima5
caiman6
cami1
camo1
camp1
campo5
cinnamon8
coma1
comic5
comma5
common6
comp1
companionpangram16
imam1
maim1
main1
mama1
mamma5
mammon6
mania5
maniac6
manic5
manna5
mica1
mimic5
mini1
minicam7
minicamp8
minim5
minima6
minion6
moan1
momma5
mono1
monomania9
monomaniac10
moon1
nincompoop10
noncom6
pampa5
panama6
pimp1
pomp1
pompano7
pompom6
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