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Spelling Bee answers · Monday, May 23, 2022

Longest word
farmland
8 letters
Top scorer
farmland
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
4.9
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
18
5 letters
10
6 letters
4
7 letters
3
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
A
2
3
1
1
7
D
3
1
4
F
3
1
1
5
L
3
1
1
5
M
3
3
2
2
10
N
3
3
R
1
1
1
3
Σ
18
10
4
3
2
37

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ad 1af 1al 2an 2ar 1
D
da 2dr 2
F
fa 4fl 1
L
la 4ll 1
M
ma 10
N
na 3
R
ra 3

All 37 answers

136 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
adman5
afar1
alarm5
alfalfa7
anal1
annal5
armada6
damn1
darn1
dram1
drama5
fall1
farad5
farm1
farmlandpangram15
flan1
lama1
land1
landfall8
lard1
llama5
madam5
madman6
mall1
mallard7
mama1
mamma5
mammal6
mandala7
manna5
marm1
naan1
nada1
nana1
radar5
ramada6
rand1
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