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Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, April 30, 2022

Longest word
noblewomen
10 letters
Top scorer
noblewomen
17 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts 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
20
5 letters
11
6 letters
7
7 letters
2
8 letters
1
9 letters
0
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
4
4
3
1
12
E
1
1
1
1
4
L
2
1
3
M
5
2
1
8
N
4
2
1
1
8
O
3
3
W
1
1
2
4
Σ
20
11
7
2
1
0
1
42

Two-letter pairs

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

B
be 6bl 1bo 5
E
eb 1el 1em 1en 1
L
le 1lo 2
M
me 7mo 1
N
ne 3no 5
O
ob 1ol 1om 1
W
we 1wo 3

All 42 answers

156 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
been1
bell1
belle5
bellmen7
bellow6
below5
blew1
bobble6
bombe5
bone1
bowel5
bowmen6
ebon1
elbow5
emblem6
ennoble7
lemon5
lobe1
lone1
melee5
mellow6
melon5
meme1
memo1
meow1
mewl1
mole1
nene1
neon1
newel5
noble5
noblemen8
noblewomenpangram17
noel1
none1
oboe1
oleo1
omen1
well1
wobble6
women5
woolen6
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