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Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, July 31, 2022

Longest word
cancelled
9 letters
Top scorer
clanged
14 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
11
5 letters
15
6 letters
14
7 letters
8
8 letters
2
9 letters
2

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
1
1
4
C
7
10
7
4
1
1
30
D
1
2
2
1
6
E
2
2
1
5
G
1
1
1
3
L
1
2
1
4
Σ
11
15
14
8
2
2
52

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ac 4
C
ca 19ce 4cl 7
D
da 3de 3
E
el 1en 4
G
gl 3
L
la 4

All 52 answers

274 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
accede6
acceded7
aced1
acne1
cadence7
cadge5
cadged6
cage1
caged5
call1
calla5
called6
canal5
cancan6
cancel6
canceled8
cancelled9
candela7
candle6
cane1
caned5
canna5
canned6
cede1
ceded5
cell1
celled6
clad1
clade5
clan1
clang5
clangedpangram14
clean5
cleaned7
dace1
dance5
danced6
decade6
decadence9
decal5
elegance8
encage6
encaged7
enlace6
enlaced7
glace5
glance6
glancedpangram14
lace1
laced5
lance5
lanced6
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