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Spelling Bee answers · Monday, June 6, 2022

Longest word
paycheck
8 letters
Top scorer
paycheck
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts 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
16
5 letters
13
6 letters
3
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
1
3
C
4
3
7
E
1
1
H
4
1
5
K
2
2
P
4
5
3
1
13
Y
1
1
2
Σ
16
13
3
0
1
33

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ac 2ap 1
C
ca 5ch 2
E
ea 1
H
ha 4he 1
K
ka 2
P
pa 8pe 5
Y
ya 1ye 1

All 33 answers

114 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
ache1
achy1
apace5
cache5
cake1
cakey5
caky1
cape1
chap1
cheap5
each1
hack1
haka1
hake1
happy5
heap1
kappa5
kayak5
pace1
pack1
papa1
papacy6
papaya6
pappy5
paycheckpangram15
payee5
peace5
peach5
peachy6
peak1
peaky5
yappy5
yeah1
Blurred so you can’t peek by accident.