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Spelling Bee answers · Monday, July 18, 2022

Longest word
weighted
8 letters
Top scorer
weighted
15 points
Starting letters
6 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
13
5 letters
9
6 letters
16
7 letters
4
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
D
3
1
2
6
E
2
2
2
6
G
1
1
H
3
2
2
7
T
3
2
2
2
9
W
2
2
7
2
1
14
Σ
13
9
16
4
1
43

Two-letter pairs

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

D
de 2di 4
E
ed 5eg 1
G
gi 1
H
he 5hi 2
T
te 2ti 5tw 2
W
we 9wh 1wi 4

All 43 answers

197 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
deed1
deeded6
died1
diet1
dieted6
digit5
eddied6
edge1
edged5
edit1
edited6
egged5
gigged6
hedge5
hedged6
heed1
heeded6
hewed5
hide1
hied1
teed1
teethed7
tide1
tided5
tidied6
tied1
tithed6
tweed5
tweeted7
wedded6
wedge5
wedged6
wedgie6
weed1
weeded6
weighed7
weightedpangram15
wetted6
whetted7
wide1
widget6
width5
wigged6
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