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Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, June 15, 2022

Longest word
challenge
9 letters
Top scorer
challenge
16 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.2
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
13
5 letters
11
6 letters
7
7 letters
1
8 letters
2
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
1
4
1
6
C
1
1
1
1
4
E
1
2
1
4
G
10
3
2
1
1
17
H
1
1
1
3
L
1
1
Σ
13
11
7
1
2
1
35

Two-letter pairs

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

A
al 4an 2
C
ca 1ch 2cl 1
E
ea 1el 1en 2
G
ga 9ge 2gh 1gl 5
H
ha 2he 1
L
le 1

All 35 answers

149 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
alga1
algae5
algal5
allege6
angel5
angle5
cage1
challengepangram16
change6
clang5
eagle5
elegance8
encage6
engage6
gaga1
gage1
gaggle6
gala1
galangal8
gale1
gall1
ganache7
gang1
gelee5
gene1
ghee1
glace5
glance6
glean5
glee1
glen1
haggle6
hang1
henge5
legal5
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