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Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, September 10, 2022

Longest word
deadheaded
10 letters
Top scorer
helipad
14 points
Starting letters
4 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.2
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
14
5 letters
6
6 letters
11
7 letters
1
8 letters
1
9 letters
0
10 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
10
Σ
A
4
4
D
1
1
1
3
H
14
1
9
1
25
P
1
1
2
Σ
14
6
11
1
1
0
1
34

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ah 1al 2ap 1
D
da 1de 2
H
ha 5he 15hi 5
P
ph 2

All 34 answers

142 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
ahead5
aleph5
alpha5
aphid5
dahlia6
deadhead8
deadheaded10
hail1
hailed6
halal5
hale1
hall1
head1
headed6
heal1
healed6
heap1
heaped6
heed1
heeded6
heel1
heeled6
held1
helipadpangram14
hell1
help1
helped6
hide1
hied1
hill1
hilled6
hippie6
phalli6
phial5
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