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Spelling Bee answers · Friday, September 30, 2022

Longest word
annular
7 letters
Top scorer
journal
14 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
4.8
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
14
5 letters
7
6 letters
3
7 letters
3

The hints grid

How many words of each length start with each letter — the classic Bee cheat sheet.

4
5
6
7
Σ
A
4
3
2
2
11
J
1
1
L
3
2
1
6
N
2
2
O
1
1
R
3
1
4
U
1
1
2
Σ
14
7
3
3
27

Two-letter pairs

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

A
aj 1an 6au 4
J
jo 1
L
ll 1lo 1lu 4
N
na 2
O
or 1
R
ra 1ro 2ru 1
U
ul 2

All 27 answers

95 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
ajar1
anal1
annal5
annual6
annul5
annular7
anon1
aura1
aural5
aurora6
auroral7
journalpangram14
llano5
loan1
luau1
luna1
lunar5
lunula6
naan1
nana1
oral1
raja1
roan1
roar1
rural5
ulna1
ulnar5
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