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Spelling Bee answers · Friday, January 21, 2022

Longest word
appellee
8 letters
Top scorer
upheaval
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
4.8
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
23
5 letters
13
6 letters
5
7 letters
2
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
A
2
2
1
5
E
2
2
H
7
3
1
11
L
2
4
6
P
7
2
1
10
U
1
1
1
1
4
V
4
2
1
7
Σ
23
13
5
2
2
45

Two-letter pairs

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

A
al 2ap 3
E
ea 1ep 1
H
ha 3he 8
L
la 2le 4
P
pa 3pe 4pl 1pu 2
U
up 2uv 2
V
va 4ve 2vu 1

All 45 answers

155 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
aleph5
allele6
appeal6
appellee8
apple5
eave1
epee1
hale1
halve5
have1
heal1
heap1
heave5
heel1
hell1
helluva7
help1
helve5
lapel5
lave1
leap1
leave5
levee5
level5
paella6
pale1
pave1
peal1
peel1
peep1
peeve5
plea1
pule1
pupae5
upheavalpangram15
upheave7
uvea1
uvulae6
vale1
value5
valve5
vape1
veal1
veep1
vulvae6
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