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Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, August 16, 2022

Longest word
competed
8 letters
Top scorer
competed
15 points
Starting letters
4 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
10
5 letters
8
6 letters
8
7 letters
6
8 letters
3

The hints grid

How many words of each length start with each letter — the classic Bee cheat sheet.

4
5
6
7
8
Σ
C
9
6
3
4
1
23
D
1
4
1
2
8
E
1
1
2
O
1
1
2
Σ
10
8
8
6
3
35

Two-letter pairs

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

C
ce 2co 21
D
de 7do 1
E
em 2
O
oc 2

All 35 answers

171 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
cede1
ceded5
code1
coded5
coed1
come1
comet5
commode7
comp1
comped6
compete7
competedpangram15
compote7
cooed5
coop1
cooped6
coopt5
coopted7
coot1
cope1
coped5
copped6
cote1
deco1
decoct6
decocted8
decode6
decoded7
detect6
detected8
dotcom6
emcee5
emceed6
octet5
octopod7
Blurred so you can’t peek by accident.