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Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, April 16, 2023

Longest word
ambulette
9 letters
Top scorer
ambulette
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.4
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
21
5 letters
7
6 letters
16
7 letters
4
8 letters
4
9 letters
2

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
2
1
1
1
1
6
B
5
3
5
1
1
15
E
1
1
L
5
1
6
M
5
5
1
1
12
T
4
3
3
1
1
12
U
1
1
2
Σ
21
7
16
4
4
2
54

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ab 1al 2am 3
B
ba 2be 2bl 2bu 9
E
em 1
L
lu 6
M
ma 2mu 10
T
ta 3tu 9
U
ul 1um 1

All 54 answers

251 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
abut1
album5
alum1
ambulatepangram15
ambulettepangram16
amulet6
bateau6
bauble6
beau1
beaut5
blue1
bluebell8
bubba5
bubble6
bulb1
bull1
bullet6
bumble6
bumblebee9
butt1
butte5
emulate7
luau1
lube1
lull1
lulu1
lute1
luteal6
malamute8
maul1
mule1
mull1
mullet6
mumble6
mutablepangram14
mutate6
mute1
mutt1
mutual6
muumuu6
tableau7
tabulate8
taut1
tuba1
tubal5
tube1
tubule6
tulle5
tumble6
tumult6
tutee5
tutu1
ululate7
umlaut6
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