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Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, August 3, 2022

Longest word
ribboning
9 letters
Top scorer
bronzing
15 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.8
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
13
7 letters
9
8 letters
2
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
B
8
5
8
7
2
–
30
G
–
–
2
–
–
–
2
I
–
–
1
–
–
–
1
N
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
R
–
1
2
2
–
1
6
Σ
9
6
13
9
2
1
40

Two-letter pairs

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

B
bi 3bo 20br 7
G
gi 2
I
in 1
N
no 1
R
ri 3ro 3

All 40 answers

212 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
binging7
bingo5
binning7
bobbin6
bobbing7
bogging7
boing5
bonbon6
bong1
bongo5
boning6
bonobo6
boob1
booboo6
booing6
boon1
boor1
boozing7
boring6
born1
boron5
borzoi6
bozo1
bribing7
brig1
bring5
bringing8
brining7
brio1
★bronzingpangram15
gibbon6
gibing6
inborn6
noob1
ribbing7
ribbon6
ribboning9
robbing7
robin5
robing6
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