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Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, November 3, 2022

Longest word
unpopular
9 letters
Top scorer
unpopular
16 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.1
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
15
5 letters
6
6 letters
7
7 letters
4
8 letters
0
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
2
2
7
L
4
1
2
7
N
2
2
P
6
1
1
2
10
R
1
1
U
2
1
2
1
6
Σ
15
6
7
4
0
1
33

Two-letter pairs

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

A
an 3au 4
L
la 1lu 6
N
no 1nu 1
P
pl 1po 2pr 1pu 6
R
ru 1
U
ul 2un 2up 2

All 33 answers

131 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
annual6
annul5
annular7
aura1
aural5
aurora6
auroral7
larrup6
luau1
lull1
lulu1
luna1
lunar5
lunula6
noun1
null1
plural6
popular7
pour1
pronoun7
pull1
pulp1
pupa1
pupal5
purl1
purr1
rural5
ulna1
ulnar5
unpopularpangram16
unroll6
upon1
uproar6
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