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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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