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Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, April 7, 2022

Longest word
bagatelle
9 letters
Top scorer
vegetable
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts 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
10
5 letters
13
6 letters
9
7 letters
3
8 letters
2
9 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
Σ
A
1
5
1
7
B
3
1
1
1
6
E
1
1
2
G
9
3
3
1
1
17
L
1
2
3
T
1
1
V
1
1
1
3
Σ
10
13
9
3
2
2
39

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ag 3al 4
B
ba 3be 3
E
ea 2
G
ga 13ge 3gl 1
L
la 1le 2
T
te 1
V
ve 3

All 39 answers

191 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
agate5
agave5
aglet5
alga1
algae5
algal5
allege6
bagatelle9
bagel5
baggage7
beagle6
begat5
beget5
eagle5
eaglet6
gabble6
gable5
gaga1
gage1
gaggle6
gala1
gale1
galette7
gall1
gate1
gavage6
gave1
gavel5
gelee5
gelt1
gettable8
glee1
lavage6
legal5
legate6
teabag6
vegetablepangram16
vegetal7
vegetate8
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