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Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, June 21, 2022

Longest word
betided
7 letters
Top scorer
bigoted
14 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.3
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
10
5 letters
11
6 letters
14
7 letters
4

The hints grid

How many words of each length start with each letter — the classic Bee cheat sheet.

4
5
6
7
Σ
B
6
8
12
3
29
D
1
1
1
1
4
E
1
1
G
1
1
2
O
2
2
T
1
1
Σ
10
11
14
4
39

Two-letter pairs

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

B
be 8bi 7bo 14
D
de 3do 1
E
eb 1
G
gi 2
O
ob 2
T
ti 1

All 39 answers

184 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
bedded6
beet1
beget5
begged6
begot5
beige5
betide6
betided7
bide1
bided5
bidet5
biggie6
bigot5
bigotedpangram14
bite1
bobbed6
bode1
boded5
bodied6
bogged6
boob1
booboo6
booed5
boogie6
boogied7
boot1
booted6
bootee6
bootie6
debit5
debited7
debt1
doobie6
ebbed5
gibe1
gibed5
obit1
oboe1
tidbit6
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