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Spelling Bee answers · Friday, March 25, 2022

Longest word
deadpanned
10 letters
Top scorer
appendix
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
16
5 letters
10
6 letters
11
7 letters
5
8 letters
4
9 letters
0
10 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
10
Σ
A
4
5
2
3
2
16
D
2
2
1
1
1
7
E
2
1
3
I
1
1
2
N
5
1
1
1
8
P
4
3
4
11
Σ
16
10
11
5
4
0
1
47

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ad 4ai 2an 2ap 7ax 1
D
da 1de 6
E
en 1ex 2
I
id 1in 1
N
na 7ne 1
P
pa 11

All 47 answers

216 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
added5
addend6
addenda7
adenine7
aide1
aided5
annex5
annexed7
aped1
apex1
apian5
apnea5
append6
appended8
appendixpangram15
axed1
dapped6
dead1
deaden6
deadened8
deadpan7
deadpanned10
dean1
ennead6
expand6
expanded8
idea1
inane5
naan1
nada1
naiad5
nana1
nannied7
nape1
napped6
neap1
padded6
paean5
paid1
pain1
pained6
panda5
pane1
paned5
panini6
panned6
papa1
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