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Spelling Bee answers · Friday, July 22, 2022

Longest word
intelligence
12 letters
Top scorer
intelligence
19 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
6.8
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
5
5 letters
7
6 letters
7
7 letters
6
8 letters
6
9 letters
5
10 letters
2
11 letters
0
12 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
11
12
Σ
C
3
2
3
1
1
1
11
E
1
2
1
3
1
8
G
1
1
I
1
2
2
1
2
1
9
L
1
1
1
3
N
1
1
1
2
5
T
1
1
2
Σ
5
7
7
6
6
5
2
0
1
39

Two-letter pairs

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

C
ce 4ci 2cl 5
E
ec 1el 5en 2
G
ge 1
I
ic 2il 1in 6
L
le 1li 2
N
ne 3ni 2
T
te 1ti 1

All 39 answers

284 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
ceiling7
cell1
celli5
cent1
cite1
citing6
client6
clientele9
cling5
clinging8
clinic6
eclectic8
elect5
electee7
electingpangram15
elicit6
elicitingpangram16
entice6
enticing8
genetic7
icicle6
icing5
illicit7
incite6
inciting8
incline7
inclining9
intellect9
intelligencepangram19
lenience8
lice1
licit5
neglect7
neglectingpangram17
negligence10
nice1
niece5
telegenicpangram16
tinct5
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