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Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, January 19, 2022

Longest word
palatial
8 letters
Top scorer
plaudit
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
24
5 letters
11
6 letters
6
7 letters
5
8 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
Σ
A
1
2
1
1
5
D
4
4
L
6
1
7
P
8
5
3
3
1
20
T
5
2
1
1
9
U
1
1
2
Σ
24
11
6
5
1
47

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ad 1al 1ap 2at 1
D
di 2du 2
L
la 2li 2lu 3
P
pa 9pi 1pl 4pu 6
T
ta 4ti 4tu 1
U
up 2

All 47 answers

165 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
adult5
alit1
appall6
applaud7
atilt5
dial1
dill1
dual1
dull1
laid1
laud1
lilt1
lipid5
luau1
lull1
lulu1
pail1
palapa6
palatal7
palatial8
pall1
pallid6
palp1
papal5
papilla7
pill1
plaid5
plait5
plat1
plauditpangram14
puli1
pull1
pulp1
pulpit6
pupal5
pupil5
tail1
tali1
tall1
tallit6
tidal5
tilapia7
till1
tilt1
tulip5
uplit5
uptilt6
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