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Spelling Bee answers · Monday, October 24, 2022

Longest word
affinity
8 letters
Top scorer
infantry
15 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
9
5 letters
15
6 letters
6
7 letters
4
8 letters
3

The hints grid

How many words of each length start with each letter — the classic Bee cheat sheet.

4
5
6
7
8
Σ
A
2
1
1
1
5
F
1
4
2
7
I
2
1
2
5
N
1
4
5
R
2
2
4
T
2
4
1
3
10
Y
1
1
Σ
9
15
6
4
3
37

Two-letter pairs

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

A
af 2ai 1ar 2
F
fa 3fi 1fr 3
I
if 1in 3it 1
N
na 3ni 2
R
ra 4
T
ta 3ti 3tr 2ty 2
Y
ya 1

All 37 answers

179 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
affinity8
affray6
airy1
array5
arty1
fairy5
fanny5
fatty5
fifty5
fratty6
fray1
friary6
iffy1
inanity7
infantrypangram15
infinity8
itty1
nanny5
nary1
natty5
nifty5
ninny5
rainy5
rarity6
ratify6
ratty5
taffy5
tarry5
tatty5
tiffany7
tinny5
tiny1
tray1
trinity7
tyranny7
tyrant6
yarn1
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