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Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, February 6, 2022

Longest word
hardhat
7 letters
Top scorer
hydrant
14 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
14
5 letters
12
6 letters
6
7 letters
5

The hints grid

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

4
5
6
7
Σ
A
1
3
1
5
D
4
1
5
H
2
3
2
7
N
1
1
R
2
3
1
1
7
T
2
2
4
2
10
Y
2
2
Σ
14
12
6
5
37

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ar 4at 1
D
da 2dr 3
H
ha 5hy 2
N
na 1
R
ra 7
T
ta 7tr 1ty 2
Y
ya 2

All 37 answers

152 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
arhat5
arrant6
array5
arty1
attar5
darn1
dart1
drat1
dray1
dryad5
hard1
hardhat7
hardy5
harry5
hart1
hydra5
hydrantpangram14
nary1
radar5
rand1
randy5
rant1
ratatat7
rattan6
ratty5
tantara7
tantra6
tardy5
tarry5
tart1
tartan6
tartar6
tray1
tyranny7
tyrant6
yard1
yarn1
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