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Spelling Bee answers · Monday, December 5, 2022

Longest word
grittily
8 letters
Top scorer
liturgy
14 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
15
5 letters
6
6 letters
2
7 letters
2
8 letters
2

The hints grid

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

4
5
6
7
8
Σ
G
6
4
2
–
2
14
I
1
–
–
–
–
1
L
4
–
–
1
–
5
R
1
–
–
–
–
1
T
2
2
–
–
–
4
U
1
–
–
1
–
2
Σ
15
6
2
2
2
27

Two-letter pairs

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

G
gi 5gl 2gr 2gu 5
I
il 1
L
li 3lu 2
R
ri 1
T
ti 2tr 2
U
ug 1ut 1

All 27 answers

94 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
giggly6
gill1
gilt1
girl1
girly5
glug1
glut1
grill5
grittily8
guilt5
guiltily8
guilty6
gull1
gully5
illy1
lilt1
lily1
★liturgypangram14
lull1
lulu1
rill1
till1
tilt1
trill5
truly5
ugly1
utility7
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