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Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, September 7, 2022

Longest word
doornail
8 letters
Top scorer
doornail
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
4.9
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
29
5 letters
16
6 letters
8
7 letters
3
8 letters
3

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
3
2
2
7
D
2
8
3
1
14
I
1
2
3
L
5
1
6
N
2
1
3
O
2
1
1
4
R
14
5
2
1
22
Σ
29
16
8
3
3
59

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ad 1an 2ar 4
D
da 1di 2do 6dr 5
I
in 2ir 1
L
la 3li 2lo 1
N
na 1no 2
O
od 1or 3
R
ra 12ri 3ro 7

All 59 answers

216 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
adorn5
andiron7
android7
ardor5
aria1
arid1
aril1
darn1
dinar5
dirndl6
dollar6
dolor5
donor5
door1
doornailpangram15
dorado6
drain5
drill5
droid5
droll5
drool5
indoor6
inroad6
iron1
lair1
landlord8
lard1
liar1
lira1
lord1
nadir5
noir1
nori1
odor1
oral1
ordain6
ordinalpangram14
radar5
radial6
radian6
radii5
radio5
radon5
raid1
rail1
railroad8
rain1
rand1
rani1
rial1
rill1
rind1
road1
roan1
roar1
roil1
roll1
rondo5
rood1
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