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Spelling Bee answers · Monday, August 8, 2022

Longest word
gratify
7 letters
Top scorer
gratify
14 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.0
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
7
5 letters
8
6 letters
6
7 letters
1

The hints grid

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

4
5
6
7
Σ
A
2
1
1
4
F
1
3
2
6
G
1
1
1
3
I
2
2
R
1
2
3
T
1
3
4
Σ
7
8
6
1
22

Two-letter pairs

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

A
af 1ai 1ar 2
F
fa 2fi 1fr 3
G
gr 3
I
if 1it 1
R
ra 3
T
ta 3tr 1

All 22 answers

97 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
affray6
airy1
array5
arty1
fairy5
fatty5
fifty5
fratty6
fray1
friary6
gratifypangram14
gray1
gritty6
iffy1
itty1
rarity6
ratify6
ratty5
taffy5
tarry5
tatty5
tray1
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