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Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, June 1, 2022

Longest word
payphone
8 letters
Top scorer
payphone
15 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
4.7
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
18
5 letters
13
6 letters
5
7 letters
0
8 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
Σ
A
2
2
2
6
H
1
3
2
6
N
9
1
10
O
1
1
P
5
7
1
1
14
Σ
18
13
5
0
1
37

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ae 1an 4ap 1
H
ha 1he 1ho 2hy 2
N
na 4ne 3no 3
O
op 1
P
pa 3pe 6ph 3po 2

All 37 answers

128 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
aeon1
annoy5
anon1
anyhoo6
anyone6
apnea5
happen6
henna5
hone1
honey5
hyena5
hyphen6
naan1
nana1
nanny5
nape1
neap1
nene1
neon1
none1
noon1
nope1
open1
paean5
pane1
payphonepangram15
peahen6
peen1
penne5
penny5
peon1
peony5
phone5
phono5
phony5
pone1
pony1
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