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Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, June 8, 2022

Longest word
doggedly
8 letters
Top scorer
ideology
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts 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
14
5 letters
16
6 letters
7
7 letters
4
8 letters
2

The hints grid

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

4
5
6
7
8
Σ
D
1
5
1
1
8
E
5
1
1
7
G
5
4
2
11
I
3
1
1
5
L
2
1
3
O
1
1
2
Y
2
2
1
2
7
Σ
14
16
7
4
2
43

Two-letter pairs

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

D
di 2do 5dy 1
E
ed 2ee 1eg 1el 1ey 2
G
ge 1gi 3go 7
I
id 4il 1
L
le 1li 1lo 1
O
od 1oi 1
Y
ye 2yi 2yo 3

All 43 answers

187 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
diddly6
dilly5
dodgy5
doggedly8
doggy5
doily5
dolly5
dyed1
eddy1
edgy1
eely1
eggy1
elegy5
eyed1
eyelid6
geology7
giddily7
giddy5
giggly6
godly5
goggly6
golly5
goodly6
goody5
gooey5
googly6
ideologypangram15
idly1
idyl1
idyll5
illy1
leggy5
lily1
logy1
oddly5
oily1
yell1
yelled6
yield5
yielded7
yodel5
yodeled7
yogi1
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