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Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, August 11, 2022

Longest word
appetitive
10 letters
Top scorer
captivate
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.3
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
17
5 letters
8
6 letters
8
7 letters
4
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
2
1
1
5
C
1
1
1
3
E
2
2
I
1
1
P
10
6
3
3
22
T
2
1
2
5
V
2
2
Σ
17
8
8
4
1
1
1
40

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ac 1ap 4
C
ca 3
E
ep 2
I
ip 1
P
pa 5pe 8pi 9
T
ta 2te 2ti 1
V
va 1ve 1

All 40 answers

174 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
accept6
apace5
apiece6
appetite8
appetitive10
cape1
captivatepangram16
captivepangram14
epee1
epic1
ipecac6
pace1
pact1
papa1
pate1
pave1
peace5
peat1
peep1
peeve5
pepita6
peptic6
petit5
petite6
pica1
piccata7
piece5
pipe1
pipet5
pipette7
pipit5
pita1
pitapat7
tapa1
tape1
teepee6
tepee5
tippet6
vape1
veep1
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