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Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, May 26, 2022

Longest word
paranoia
8 letters
Top scorer
paranoid
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.4
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
14
5 letters
14
6 letters
9
7 letters
5
8 letters
4

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
2
3
7
D
2
3
5
I
1
2
3
N
2
2
1
5
O
1
2
1
4
P
3
3
3
2
11
R
4
3
2
2
11
Σ
14
14
9
5
4
46

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ai 1an 3ap 1ar 2
D
di 2dr 3
I
in 2ir 1
N
na 2no 3
O
on 1op 2or 1
P
pa 6pi 3po 1pr 1
R
ra 9ri 2

All 46 answers

219 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
airdrop7
andiron7
android7
anion5
apian5
aria1
arid1
dinar5
dino1
drain5
drip1
droid5
indoor6
inroad6
iron1
nadir5
naiad5
noir1
nonpaid7
nori1
onion5
opinion7
opioid6
ordain6
paid1
pain1
pair1
panini6
paranoia8
paranoidpangram15
piano5
pinion6
pippin6
podia5
prior5
radian6
radii5
radio5
raid1
rain1
raindroppangram15
rani1
rapid5
rapini6
rind1
riparian8
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