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Spelling Bee answers · Monday, April 4, 2022

Longest word
deadheaded
10 letters
Top scorer
laughed
14 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.5
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
14
5 letters
4
6 letters
10
7 letters
5
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
A
1
1
D
1
1
2
E
1
1
2
G
1
1
H
13
2
10
3
28
L
1
1
2
Σ
14
4
10
5
1
1
1
36

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ah 1
D
de 2
E
eg 2
G
gh 1
H
ha 8he 12hu 8
L
la 2

All 36 answers

163 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
ahead5
deadhead8
deadheaded10
egghead7
eggheaded9
ghee1
haggle6
haggled7
halal5
hale1
hall1
haul1
haulage7
hauled6
head1
headed6
heal1
healed6
hedge5
hedged6
heed1
heeded6
heel1
heeled6
held1
hell1
huddle6
huddled7
hued1
huge1
hugged6
hula1
hull1
hulled6
laugh5
laughedpangram14
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