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Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, February 3, 2022

Longest word
anchovy
7 letters
Top scorer
anchovy
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
10
5 letters
13
6 letters
5
7 letters
2

The hints grid

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

4
5
6
7
Σ
A
3
3
1
1
8
C
3
6
4
13
H
1
1
N
4
2
6
V
1
1
Y
1
1
Σ
10
13
5
2
30

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ac 2ah 1an 5
C
ca 8ch 1co 3cy 1
H
ha 1
N
na 5no 1
V
va 1
Y
ya 1

All 30 answers

126 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
achoo5
achy1
ahoy1
ancho5
anchovypangram14
annoy5
anon1
anyhoo6
cacao5
cancan6
canna5
cannon6
canny5
canon5
canyon6
cava1
chancy6
coach5
coca1
cocoa5
cyan1
havoc5
naan1
nacho5
nana1
nanny5
navy1
nova1
vacancy7
yahoo5
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