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Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, June 29, 2022

Longest word
facticity
9 letters
Top scorer
facility
15 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.5
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
12
5 letters
9
6 letters
4
7 letters
5
8 letters
4
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
C
1
1
1
1
4
F
8
7
3
2
4
1
25
I
1
1
L
1
1
T
1
1
2
Σ
12
9
4
5
4
1
35

Two-letter pairs

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

A
af 1al 1
C
ca 2ci 1cl 1
F
fa 13fi 7fl 5
I
if 1
L
li 1
T
ta 1ti 1

All 35 answers

164 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
afflict7
alfalfa7
calcify7
calf1
citify6
cliff5
facial6
facially8
facilitypangram15
fact1
facticity9
fail1
fall1
fallacy7
fatal5
fatality8
fatally7
fatly5
fatty5
fiat1
fifty5
filial6
filially8
fill1
filly5
fitly5
flail5
flat1
flatly6
flay1
flit1
iffy1
lift1
taffy5
tiff1
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