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Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, August 17, 2022

Longest word
honeydew
8 letters
Top scorer
honeydew
15 points
Starting letters
4 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.1
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
9
5 letters
6
6 letters
5
7 letters
2
8 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
Σ
H
5
5
3
2
1
16
N
1
1
W
4
1
5
Y
1
1
Σ
9
6
5
2
1
23

Two-letter pairs

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

H
he 4ho 12
N
no 1
W
wh 4wo 1
Y
yo 1

All 23 answers

98 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
heed1
heeded6
hewed5
hewn1
hoed1
hoedown7
hone1
honed5
honey5
honeydewpangram15
honeyed7
hood1
hooded6
hoodoo6
hooey5
howdy5
nohow5
whee1
when1
whew1
whey1
woohoo6
yoohoo6
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