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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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