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Spelling Bee answers · Friday, September 22, 2023

Longest word
propaganda
10 letters
Top scorer
propaganda
17 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts 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
21
5 letters
11
6 letters
6
7 letters
5
8 letters
2
9 letters
1
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
2
2
1
5
D
3
1
2
1
7
G
11
4
2
2
2
1
22
N
1
1
O
2
2
P
3
2
1
1
1
8
R
2
2
Σ
21
11
6
5
2
1
1
47

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ag 3an 1ar 1
D
da 1do 3dr 3
G
ga 2go 9gr 11
N
no 1
O
or 2
P
pa 4po 2pr 2
R
ra 2

All 47 answers

196 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
agar1
agog1
agora5
angora6
argon5
dang1
doggo5
dognap6
dong1
drag1
dragon6
dragoon7
gaga1
gang1
goad1
gonad5
gong1
gonna5
good1
goon1
goop1
gorgon6
gorp1
grad1
gran1
grand5
grandad7
granddad8
grandpa7
grandpapa9
grandpoppangram15
grappa6
groan5
grog1
nonagon7
orang5
organ5
pagan5
pagoda6
pang1
paragon7
pogo1
pong1
prong5
propagandapangram17
raga1
rang1
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