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Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, December 29, 2022

Longest word
logophile
9 letters
Top scorer
logophile
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts 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
24
5 letters
7
6 letters
7
7 letters
1
8 letters
4
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
E
1
1
2
G
2
1
4
7
H
3
2
1
6
I
1
1
L
6
1
2
1
10
O
4
1
5
P
9
1
1
1
1
13
Σ
24
7
7
1
4
1
44

Two-letter pairs

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

E
el 1ep 1
G
gi 1gl 2go 4
H
he 2hi 1ho 3
I
ig 1
L
li 1lo 9
O
og 2ol 3
P
pe 2pi 1pl 1po 9

All 44 answers

156 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
elope5
epilog6
gigolo6
gloop5
glop1
goggle6
google6
googol6
goop1
hellhole8
hello5
hippo5
hole1
hoop1
hope1
igloo5
lipo1
loge1
logo1
logophilepangram16
loll1
lollipop8
lollop6
loop1
loophole8
lope1
ogee1
ogle1
oleo1
olio1
ollie5
peephole8
people6
piehole7
plop1
pogo1
pole1
polio5
poll1
polo1
pooh1
pool1
poop1
pope1
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