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Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, July 2, 2022

Longest word
apolitical
10 letters
Top scorer
apolitical
17 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.6
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
25
5 letters
11
6 letters
8
7 letters
16
8 letters
3
9 letters
2
10 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
10
Σ
A
1
2
1
1
5
C
5
1
4
10
L
2
2
1
5
O
1
1
1
1
1
5
P
15
8
2
6
2
1
34
T
1
1
1
4
7
Σ
25
11
8
16
3
2
1
66

Two-letter pairs

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

A
al 2ap 2at 1
C
ca 4cl 3co 3
L
la 1li 1lo 3
O
oc 2op 3
P
pa 11pi 9pl 4po 10
T
ta 2ti 2to 3

All 66 answers

334 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
alcopop7
alpaca6
apoliticalpangram17
appall6
atop1
capital7
capitolpangram14
capo1
catalpa7
clap1
clip1
clop1
coop1
coopt5
copilot7
laptop6
lipo1
lollipop8
lollop6
loop1
occipitalpangram16
octopi6
opal1
optic5
opticalpangram14
pact1
pail1
palapa6
palatal7
palatial8
pall1
palp1
papa1
papal5
papilla7
patio5
pica1
piccata7
piccolo7
picot5
pill1
pilot5
pipit5
pita1
pitapat7
plait5
plat1
plop1
plot1
polio5
politic7
politicalpangram16
politico8
poll1
polo1
pool1
poop1
poppa5
potato6
tapa1
tapioca7
tilapia7
tiptop6
topcoat7
topic5
topicalpangram14
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