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Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, September 27, 2022

Longest word
loblolly
8 letters
Top scorer
balcony
14 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.3
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
9
5 letters
15
6 letters
8
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
2
7
B
2
2
3
3
10
C
3
3
3
9
L
1
3
2
1
7
N
3
3
O
1
1
2
Σ
9
15
8
5
1
38

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ab 2al 3an 2
B
ba 5bl 2bo 3
C
ca 3cl 2co 3cy 1
L
la 1lo 6
N
na 1no 1ny 1
O
on 2

All 38 answers

182 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
abbacy6
ably1
allay5
alloy5
ally1
anally6
annoy5
baby1
balconypangram14
ballboy7
banally7
banyan6
blabby6
blobby6
bonny5
bony1
booby5
cabby5
canny5
canyon6
clay1
cloy1
colony6
coolly6
coyly5
cyan1
lacy1
lobby5
loblolly8
locally7
loony5
loyal5
loyally7
nanny5
nobly5
nylon5
onlay5
only1
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