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Spelling Bee answers · Friday, July 15, 2022

Longest word
cellblock
9 letters
Top scorer
blocked
14 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.3
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
15
5 letters
11
6 letters
10
7 letters
5
8 letters
2
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
B
12
8
8
4
1
33
C
1
1
1
1
1
5
E
1
1
L
2
1
1
4
O
1
1
Σ
15
11
10
5
2
1
44

Two-letter pairs

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

B
be 7bl 10bo 16
C
ce 2co 3
E
eb 1
L
lo 4
O
ob 1

All 44 answers

197 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
beck1
bedded6
bedeck6
bedecked8
bell1
belle5
belled6
bled1
bleed5
blob1
blobbed7
bloc1
block5
blockedpangram14
bloke5
blood5
blooded7
bobbed6
bobble6
bobbled7
bocce5
bock1
bode1
boded5
bold1
boll1
bolo1
boob1
booboo6
boodle6
booed5
book1
booked6
celeb5
cellblock9
cobble6
cobbled7
cookbook8
ebbed5
lobbed6
lobe1
lobed5
lobo1
oboe1
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