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Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, April 23, 2024

Longest word
ambulant
8 letters
Top scorer
ambulant
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
21
5 letters
8
6 letters
11
7 letters
0
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
3
2
10
B
4
2
6
L
4
1
5
M
3
4
7
N
2
1
3
T
4
2
1
1
8
U
1
2
1
4
Σ
21
8
11
0
3
43

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ab 1al 3am 1an 2au 3
B
bl 1bu 5
L
lu 5
M
ma 2mu 5
N
nu 3
T
ta 3tu 5
U
ul 1um 1un 2

All 43 answers

158 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
abut1
album5
alum1
alumna6
ambulantpangram15
annual6
annul5
aunt1
autumn6
autumnal8
blunt5
bubba5
bulb1
bull1
bunt1
butt1
luau1
lull1
lulu1
luna1
lunula6
manual6
maul1
mull1
mutant6
mutt1
mutual6
muumuu6
null1
numb1
numbat6
tantalum8
taunt5
taut1
tuba1
tubal5
tumult6
tuna1
tutu1
ulna1
umlaut6
unban5
unman5
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