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Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, December 8, 2022

Longest word
nonapology
10 letters
Top scorer
nonapology
17 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.1
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
19
5 letters
13
6 letters
8
7 letters
4
8 letters
0
9 letters
1
10 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
10
Σ
A
1
1
1
3
G
2
3
3
8
L
1
1
1
3
N
1
1
O
1
1
P
15
7
3
3
1
29
Y
1
1
Σ
19
13
8
4
0
1
1
46

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ap 3
G
ga 2gl 4go 2
L
lo 3
N
no 1
O
op 1
P
pa 12pl 4po 12py 1
Y
ya 1

All 46 answers

193 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
apology7
appall6
apply5
gallop6
galop5
gloop5
gloopy6
glop1
gloppy6
goop1
goopy5
lollop6
loop1
loopy5
nonapologypangram17
opal1
pagan5
palapa6
pall1
palp1
pang1
panoply7
papa1
papal5
papally7
papaya6
pappy5
payola6
plan1
play1
plop1
ploy1
pogo1
poll1
polo1
polygon7
polygonalpangram16
polyp5
pong1
pony1
pool1
poop1
poppa5
poppy5
pylon5
yappy5
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