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Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, October 20, 2022

Longest word
applejack
9 letters
Top scorer
applejack
16 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
4.9
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
19
5 letters
7
6 letters
9
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
2
4
1
1
8
C
3
2
1
6
J
1
1
2
K
3
3
L
6
1
7
P
6
2
3
11
Σ
19
7
9
0
1
1
37

Two-letter pairs

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

A
al 3ap 5
C
ca 3ce 1cl 2
J
ja 1je 1
K
ka 1ke 2
L
la 4le 3
P
pa 7pe 2pl 2

All 37 answers

132 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
alack5
allele6
alpaca6
appall6
appeal6
appellee8
apple5
applejackpangram16
cackle6
call1
calla5
cell1
clack5
clap1
jackal6
jell1
kale1
keel1
kelp1
lace1
lack1
lake1
lapel5
leak1
leap1
leek1
paella6
palace6
palapa6
pale1
pall1
palp1
papal5
peal1
peel1
place5
plea1
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