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Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, February 16, 2022

Longest word
etouffee
8 letters
Top scorer
outfoxed
15 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start 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
11
5 letters
3
6 letters
8
7 letters
0
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
D
3
1
4
E
1
1
2
F
6
2
2
10
O
1
1
1
3
T
2
3
5
Σ
11
3
8
0
2
24

Two-letter pairs

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

D
de 1do 2du 1
E
ef 1et 1
F
fe 6fo 4
O
of 1ou 2
T
to 2tu 3

All 24 answers

97 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
deft1
doff1
doffed6
duff1
effete6
etouffee8
feed1
feet1
fete1
feted5
feud1
feuded6
food1
foot1
footed6
foxed5
offed5
outfox6
outfoxedpangram15
toffee6
tofu1
tuffet6
tuft1
tufted6
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