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Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, July 26, 2022

Longest word
unnaturally
11 letters
Top scorer
unnaturally
18 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts 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
15
5 letters
13
6 letters
5
7 letters
5
8 letters
1
9 letters
4
10 letters
0
11 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
Σ
A
2
3
1
2
1
1
–
–
10
L
4
1
1
–
–
–
–
–
6
N
1
1
–
1
–
1
–
–
4
R
1
4
–
1
–
–
–
–
6
T
4
2
2
–
–
1
–
–
9
U
1
2
1
1
–
1
–
1
7
Y
2
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
2
Σ
15
13
5
5
1
4
0
1
44

Two-letter pairs

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

A
an 5au 5
L
lu 6
N
na 2nu 2
R
ru 6
T
ta 4tr 2tu 3
U
ul 3un 4
Y
yu 2

All 44 answers

214 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
annual6
annually8
annul5
annular7
annularly9
aunt1
aunty5
aura1
aural5
aurally7
luau1
lull1
lulu1
luna1
lunar5
lunula6
natural7
★naturallypangram16
null1
nutty5
runny5
runt1
runty5
rural5
rurally7
rutty5
tarantula9
taunt5
taut1
tautly6
truant6
truly5
tuna1
turn1
tutu1
ulna1
ulnar5
ultra5
unnatural9
★unnaturallypangram18
unruly6
untruly7
yuan1
yurt1
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