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Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, April 23, 2020

Longest word
imbroglio
9 letters
Top scorer
imbroglio
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
4.6
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
16
5 letters
5
6 letters
2
7 letters
0
8 letters
0
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
B
5
1
6
G
4
1
1
6
I
1
1
2
L
2
1
3
M
2
1
3
O
1
1
R
2
1
3
Σ
16
5
2
0
0
1
24

Two-letter pairs

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

B
bi 1bo 1br 4
G
gi 3gl 1gr 2
I
ig 1im 1
L
li 3
M
mi 2mo 1
O
ol 1
R
ri 2ro 1

All 24 answers

69 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
bill1
boil1
brig1
brim1
brio1
broil5
gigolo6
gill1
girl1
glib1
grill5
grim1
igloo5
imbrogliopangram16
limb1
limbo5
limo1
mill1
mirror6
moil1
olio1
rigor5
rill1
roil1
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