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Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, May 12, 2022

Longest word
incidence
9 letters
Top scorer
injected
15 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
6.1
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
6
5 letters
8
6 letters
10
7 letters
6
8 letters
8
9 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
Σ
C
3
2
5
D
1
2
6
2
4
15
E
2
1
3
6
I
1
3
1
4
1
10
N
1
1
2
T
1
1
Σ
6
8
10
6
8
1
39

Two-letter pairs

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

C
ce 3ci 2
D
de 12di 3
E
ed 1ei 1ej 2en 2
I
ic 1in 9
N
ni 2
T
ti 1

All 39 answers

228 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
cede1
ceded5
cent1
cite1
cited5
decedent8
deceit6
decent6
decide6
decided7
deice5
deiced6
deicide7
deject6
dejected8
detect6
detected8
dice1
diced5
dietetic8
edict5
eidetic7
eject5
ejected7
entice6
enticed7
iced1
incidence9
incident8
incite6
incited7
indecent8
indict6
indicted8
inject6
injectedpangram15
nice1
niece5
tinct5
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