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Spelling Bee answers · Friday, August 12, 2022

Longest word
outthought
10 letters
Top scorer
doughnut
15 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
6
6 letters
7
7 letters
2
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
D
2
2
2
1
7
G
5
1
6
H
1
1
2
N
1
1
O
2
1
1
4
T
2
2
1
1
6
U
1
1
2
Σ
10
6
7
2
1
1
1
28

Two-letter pairs

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

D
do 4du 3
G
go 6
H
ho 1hu 1
N
no 1
O
ou 4
T
th 4to 2
U
un 2

All 28 answers

130 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
doggo5
dong1
dough5
doughnutpangram15
dugong6
dugout6
dung1
godhood7
gong1
good1
goon1
goth1
gout1
hotdog6
hung1
nought6
ought5
outgo5
outgun6
outthought10
thong5
though6
thought7
thug1
tong1
tough5
unhung6
unthought9
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