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Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, July 19, 2022

Longest word
candidacy
9 letters
Top scorer
dynamic
14 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
12
5 letters
11
6 letters
11
7 letters
3
8 letters
0
9 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
9
Σ
A
3
3
2
8
C
1
2
3
1
7
D
1
1
I
1
1
1
3
M
7
4
4
1
1
17
N
2
1
3
Σ
12
11
11
3
0
2
39

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ac 5ad 1am 1an 1
C
ca 5ci 1cy 1
D
dy 1
I
im 1in 2
M
ma 7mi 10
N
na 1ni 2

All 39 answers

179 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
acacia6
acai1
acid1
acidic6
acidy5
admin5
amid1
anima5
caiman6
cami1
candid6
candidacy9
canid5
cicada6
cynic5
dynamicpangram14
imam1
indica6
indicia7
macadamia9
maid1
maim1
main1
mania5
maniac6
manic5
mica1
midday6
midi1
mimic5
mind1
mini1
minicam7
minim5
minima6
minyan6
naiad5
niacin6
ninny5
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