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Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, November 5, 2022

Longest word
bamboozle
9 letters
Top scorer
bamboozle
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts 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
7
5 letters
7
6 letters
2
7 letters
0
8 letters
1
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
1
4
1
6
E
1
1
L
1
1
M
2
2
4
O
1
1
Z
2
2
Σ
7
7
2
0
1
1
18

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ab 1am 1az 1
B
ba 2be 1bl 1bo 2
E
em 1
L
la 1
M
ma 1me 3
O
oo 1
Z
ze 1zo 1

All 18 answers

78 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
ablaze6
amaze5
azalea6
bamboozlepangram16
bazoo5
bezel5
blaze5
booze5
bozo1
embezzle8
laze1
maze1
meze1
mezze5
mezzo5
ooze1
zeal1
zoom1
Blurred so you can’t peek by accident.