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Spelling Bee answers · Friday, March 11, 2022

Longest word
jawbone
7 letters
Top scorer
jawbone
14 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.0
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
12
5 letters
2
6 letters
8
7 letters
2

The hints grid

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

4
5
6
7
Σ
B
9
1
7
–
17
E
1
–
–
–
1
J
–
–
1
1
2
N
1
1
–
–
2
O
1
–
–
–
1
W
–
–
–
1
1
Σ
12
2
8
2
24

Two-letter pairs

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

B
ba 7be 2bo 8
E
eb 1
J
ja 1jo 1
N
na 1no 1
O
ob 1
W
wa 1

All 24 answers

91 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
baba1
babe1
baboon6
banana6
bane1
banjo5
baobab6
bean1
been1
boba1
bonbon6
bone1
bonobo6
boob1
booboo6
boon1
bowwow6
ebon1
★jawbonepangram14
jojoba6
nabob5
noob1
oboe1
wannabe7
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