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Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, January 8, 2022

Longest word
allowable
9 letters
Top scorer
plowable
15 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.2
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
12
5 letters
6
6 letters
8
7 letters
1
8 letters
1
9 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
9
Σ
A
1
1
2
B
4
2
2
8
E
1
1
L
1
1
P
2
2
3
1
8
W
6
3
9
Σ
12
6
8
1
1
1
29

Two-letter pairs

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

A
al 2
B
ba 1be 2bl 2bo 3
E
el 1
L
lo 1
P
pa 3pe 2pl 2po 1
W
wa 4we 3wo 2

All 29 answers

121 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
allow5
allowable9
bawl1
bellow6
below5
blew1
blow1
bowel5
bowl1
bowwow6
elbow5
lowball7
papaw5
pawl1
pawpaw6
peewee6
pewee5
plow1
plowablepangram15
powwow6
wale1
wall1
wallop6
wallow6
weal1
weep1
well1
wobble6
wool1
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