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Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, April 25, 2023

Longest word
bandaging
9 letters
Top scorer
dabbling
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
6.1
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
12
5 letters
5
6 letters
9
7 letters
18
8 letters
6
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
2
4
B
3
3
2
7
2
1
18
D
4
1
4
3
12
G
2
1
3
1
7
I
3
3
L
2
1
2
1
6
N
1
1
2
Σ
12
5
9
18
6
2
52

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ab 1ad 2ai 1
B
ba 9bi 5bl 4
D
da 4di 8
G
ga 2gi 2gl 3
I
id 1in 2
L
la 5li 1
N
na 2

All 52 answers

304 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
abiding7
adding6
addling7
aiding6
badging7
bald1
baldingpangram14
ballad6
band1
bandaging9
bandana7
bandanna8
banding7
bidding7
biding6
bind1
bindi5
binding7
bladingpangram14
bland5
blind5
blinding8
dabbing7
dabblingpangram15
dang1
dangling8
dial1
dialing7
diddling8
digging7
dill1
ding1
dinging7
dining6
gadding7
gangland8
gild1
gilding7
glad1
gland5
gliding7
idling6
inlaid6
inland6
lading6
ladling7
laid1
land1
landing7
libidinal9
nada1
naiad5
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