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Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, January 6, 2022

Longest word
ambulant
8 letters
Top scorer
ambulant
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
14
5 letters
8
6 letters
3
7 letters
1
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
1
1
3
B
10
3
2
1
16
L
1
1
M
1
1
N
1
1
2
T
1
2
3
U
1
1
Σ
14
8
3
1
1
27

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ab 1al 1am 1
B
ba 6bl 5bu 5
L
la 1
M
ma 1
N
nu 2
T
ta 1tu 2
U
un 1

All 27 answers

94 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
abut1
album5
ambulantpangram15
baba1
ball1
balm1
banal5
banana6
bantam6
blab1
blam1
blat1
blatant7
blunt5
bubba5
bulb1
bull1
bunt1
butt1
lamb1
mamba5
numb1
numbat6
tabla5
tuba1
tubal5
unban5
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