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Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, January 28, 2023

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
19
5 letters
8
6 letters
4
7 letters
1
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
3
2
1
6
E
1
1
H
2
2
L
1
1
2
P
13
4
2
19
U
1
1
2
V
2
2
Σ
19
8
4
1
2
34

Two-letter pairs

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

A
al 2ap 4
E
ep 1
H
he 2
L
la 1le 1
P
pa 8pe 4pl 1pu 6
U
up 2
V
va 1ve 1

All 34 answers

113 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
aleph5
alpha5
appall6
appeal6
appellee8
apple5
epee1
heap1
help1
lapel5
leap1
paella6
palapa6
pale1
pall1
palp1
papa1
papal5
pave1
peal1
peel1
peep1
peeve5
plea1
pule1
pull1
pulp1
pupa1
pupae5
pupal5
upheavalpangram15
upheave7
vape1
veep1
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