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Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, September 22, 2022

Longest word
handout
7 letters
Top scorer
handout
14 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts 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
15
5 letters
4
6 letters
4
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
A
3
–
–
–
3
D
1
1
1
–
3
H
2
2
–
1
5
N
3
–
1
–
4
O
1
–
–
–
1
T
5
1
1
–
7
U
–
–
1
–
1
Σ
15
4
4
1
24

Two-letter pairs

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

A
an 1au 2
D
da 2do 1
H
ha 5
N
na 4
O
oa 1
T
ta 3th 2to 1tu 1
U
un 1

All 24 answers

73 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
anon1
aunt1
auto1
data1
daunt5
doodad6
hand1
★handoutpangram14
hath1
hatha5
haunt5
naan1
nada1
nana1
natant6
oath1
tattoo6
taunt5
taut1
than1
that1
toad1
tuna1
unhand6
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