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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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