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Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, August 2, 2022

Longest word
picnicked
9 letters
Top scorer
picnicked
16 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
4.9
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
20
5 letters
3
6 letters
14
7 letters
0
8 letters
0
9 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
Σ
D
4
1
2
7
E
1
1
I
1
1
K
7
1
5
13
N
2
2
4
P
6
5
1
12
Σ
20
3
14
0
0
1
38

Two-letter pairs

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

D
de 4di 3
E
ek 1
I
in 1
K
ke 4ki 7kn 2
N
ne 2ni 2
P
pe 5pi 7

All 38 answers

135 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
deck1
decked6
deke1
deked5
dike1
dink1
dinked6
eked1
inked5
keen1
keened6
keep1
kepi1
kick1
kicked6
kidded6
kiddie6
kind1
kink1
kinked6
knee1
kneed5
neck1
necked6
nick1
nicked6
peck1
pecked6
peek1
peeked6
peke1
pick1
picked6
picnickedpangram16
pike1
pink1
pinked6
pinkie6
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