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Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, November 12, 2022

Longest word
foofaraw
8 letters
Top scorer
airflow
14 points
Starting letters
3 of 7
letters that start 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
10
5 letters
2
6 letters
5
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
A
2
1
3
F
3
3
1
7
W
7
2
1
1
11
Σ
10
2
5
2
2
21

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ai 1al 1ar 1
F
fa 2fl 2fo 3
W
wa 6wi 2wo 3

All 21 answers

87 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
airflowpangram14
allow5
arrow5
fallow6
farrow6
flaw1
flow1
follow6
foofaraw8
fowl1
waif1
wail1
wall1
wallaroo8
wallow6
warrior7
will1
willow6
wolf1
woof1
wool1
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