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Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, September 1, 2022

Longest word
prodigy
7 letters
Top scorer
prodigy
14 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
4.6
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
20
5 letters
6
6 letters
5
7 letters
1

The hints grid

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

4
5
6
7
Σ
D
4
2
2
8
G
7
1
2
10
O
2
2
P
5
1
1
1
8
R
2
2
4
Σ
20
6
5
1
32

Two-letter pairs

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

D
do 2dr 6
G
gi 1go 2gr 6gy 1
O
od 1or 1
P
po 1pr 6py 1
R
ri 2ro 2

All 32 answers

94 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
door1
dory1
drip1
drippy6
droid5
droop5
droopy6
drop1
gird1
gorp1
gory1
grid1
grip1
grippy6
grody5
grog1
groggy6
gyro1
odor1
orgy1
poor1
prig1
prior5
priory6
prod1
prodigypangram14
prop1
pyro1
rigid5
rigor5
rood1
ropy1
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