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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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