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Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, July 27, 2022

Longest word
runaround
9 letters
Top scorer
adjourn
14 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
4.9
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
12
5 letters
8
6 letters
4
7 letters
1
8 letters
0
9 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
Σ
A
2
2
2
1
7
D
3
1
1
5
J
1
1
2
O
1
1
R
6
4
1
11
Σ
12
8
4
1
0
1
26

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ad 2aj 1ar 2au 2
D
da 1do 4
J
jo 1ju 1
O
od 1
R
ra 4ro 6ru 1

All 26 answers

99 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
adjournpangram14
adorn5
ajar1
ardor5
around6
aura1
aurora6
darn1
donor5
door1
dorado6
dour1
journo6
juror5
odor1
radar5
radon5
raja1
rand1
road1
roan1
roar1
rondo5
rood1
round5
runaround9
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