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Spelling Bee answers · Friday, April 14, 2023

Longest word
genealogy
9 letters
Top scorer
genealogy
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.5
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
8
5 letters
18
6 letters
8
7 letters
4
8 letters
3
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
A
1
5
2
1
9
E
2
1
3
G
4
4
1
1
10
L
1
4
2
2
2
11
N
3
3
O
1
1
1
3
Y
3
3
Σ
8
18
8
4
3
1
42

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ag 1al 4an 4
E
ee 1eg 1el 1
G
ga 3ge 2go 5
L
la 2le 3lo 6
N
na 2ny 1
O
oe 1on 2
Y
ya 1ye 1yo 1

All 42 answers

214 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
agony5
allay5
alley5
alloy5
ally1
anally6
analogy7
annoy5
anyone6
eely1
eggy1
elegy5
galley6
gangly6
gayly5
genealogypangram16
geology7
goggly6
golly5
gooey5
googly6
goony5
laggy5
lallygag8
leanly6
legally7
leggy5
logy1
lollygag8
lonely6
loony5
loyal5
loyally7
naggy5
nanny5
nylon5
oenology8
onlay5
only1
yang1
yell1
yoga1
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