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Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, November 15, 2022

Longest word
infilling
9 letters
Top scorer
flooding
15 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.9
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
12
5 letters
3
6 letters
5
7 letters
9
8 letters
5
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
D
1
–
–
1
–
–
2
F
8
3
3
6
5
–
25
G
2
–
–
2
–
–
4
I
1
–
1
–
–
1
3
O
–
–
1
–
–
–
1
Σ
12
3
5
9
5
1
35

Two-letter pairs

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

D
do 2
F
fi 8fl 6fo 11
G
go 4
I
in 3
O
of 1

All 35 answers

190 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
doff1
doffing7
fiddling8
fifing6
filing6
fill1
filling7
find1
finding7
fining6
fling5
flinging8
flog1
flogging8
flood5
★floodingpangram15
fogging7
foil1
foiling7
fold1
★foldingpangram14
folio5
fond1
★fondlingpangram15
food1
fool1
fooling7
golf1
golfing7
goof1
goofing7
infill6
infilling9
info1
offing6
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