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Spelling Bee answers · Monday, May 2, 2022

Longest word
flavorful
9 letters
Top scorer
flavorful
16 points
Starting letters
5 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
14
5 letters
11
6 letters
2
7 letters
2
8 letters
1
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
A
2
2
1
5
F
9
7
2
1
1
1
21
L
1
1
2
O
1
1
R
2
2
Σ
14
11
2
2
1
1
31

Two-letter pairs

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

A
af 3al 2
F
fa 5fl 7fo 5fr 1fu 3
L
lo 2
O
of 1
R
ro 1ru 1

All 31 answers

119 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
afar1
afoul5
afro1
alfalfa7
aloof5
fall1
falloff7
farro5
fava1
favor5
flavor6
flavorfulpangram16
floor5
flora5
floral6
flour5
fluff5
foal1
fool1
fora1
foul1
four1
froufrou8
full1
furl1
furor5
loaf1
loofa5
offal5
roof1
ruff1
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