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Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, November 22, 2022

Longest word
kneadable
9 letters
Top scorer
kneadable
16 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
15
5 letters
12
6 letters
9
7 letters
6
8 letters
2
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
1
2
3
B
4
4
3
1
1
13
D
2
1
3
E
1
1
K
4
5
3
3
1
1
17
L
4
1
1
6
N
1
1
2
Σ
15
12
9
6
2
1
45

Two-letter pairs

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

A
al 2an 1
B
ba 8be 2bl 3
D
da 1de 2
E
ek 1
K
ka 1ke 7kn 9
L
la 3le 3
N
na 2

All 45 answers

210 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
alkane6
alkene6
ankle5
babka5
bake1
baked5
balk1
balked6
bank1
bankable8
banked6
beak1
beaked6
blank5
blankedpangram14
bleak5
dank1
deke1
deked5
eked1
kale1
kebab5
keel1
keeled6
keen1
keened6
kennel6
kenneled8
knead5
kneadablepangram16
kneaded7
knee1
kneed5
kneel5
kneeled7
knell5
knelled7
lake1
lakebed7
lank1
leak1
leaked6
leek1
naked5
nankeen7
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