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Spelling Bee answers · Monday, September 5, 2022

Longest word
nonillion
9 letters
Top scorer
downhill
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.0
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
14
5 letters
1
6 letters
2
7 letters
1
8 letters
2
9 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
Σ
D
2
1
1
4
H
3
1
4
I
1
1
L
4
1
5
N
1
1
O
1
1
W
3
1
1
5
Σ
14
1
2
1
2
1
21

Two-letter pairs

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

D
di 2do 2
H
hi 1ho 3
I
id 1
L
li 1lo 4
N
no 1
O
ol 1
W
wi 4wo 1

All 21 answers

70 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
dildo5
dill1
doll1
downhillpangram15
hill1
hold1
hollow6
howl1
idol1
lion1
loin1
loll1
loon1
lowdown7
nonillion9
olio1
wild1
wildwood8
will1
willow6
wool1
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