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Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, May 1, 2022

Longest word
munchkin
8 letters
Top scorer
munchkin
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
7
5 letters
6
6 letters
1
7 letters
2
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
C
1
3
4
H
1
1
2
I
1
1
K
1
1
M
2
2
1
1
6
N
1
1
1
3
U
1
1
Σ
7
6
1
2
2
18

Two-letter pairs

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

C
ch 2ci 1cu 1
H
hu 2
I
in 1
K
ki 1
M
mi 4mu 2
N
ni 1nu 2
U
un 1

All 18 answers

80 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
chin1
chunk5
cinch5
cumin5
hunch5
hunk1
inch1
kink1
mini1
minim5
minimum7
mink1
munch5
munchkinpangram15
nick1
nunchuck8
nunchuk7
unkink6
Blurred so you can’t peek by accident.