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Spelling Bee answers · Monday, September 26, 2022

Longest word
amorally
8 letters
Top scorer
majorly
14 points
Starting letters
6 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
10
5 letters
14
6 letters
3
7 letters
5
8 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
Σ
A
2
3
1
–
1
7
J
–
1
–
–
–
1
L
4
4
–
1
–
9
M
2
4
1
3
–
10
O
1
–
1
–
–
2
R
1
2
–
1
–
4
Σ
10
14
3
5
1
33

Two-letter pairs

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

A
al 4am 3
J
jo 1
L
la 1ll 1lo 7
M
ma 4mo 6
O
or 2
R
ra 1ro 3

All 33 answers

148 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
alarm5
allay5
alloy5
ally1
amoral6
amorally8
amyl1
jolly5
lama1
llama5
loam1
loamy5
loll1
loom1
lorry5
loyal5
loyally7
★majorlypangram14
mall1
mammal6
mayoral7
molar5
moll1
molly5
moola5
moral5
morally7
oral1
orally6
rally5
roll1
royal5
royally7
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