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Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, April 25, 2024

Longest word
belittle
8 letters
Top scorer
blithely
15 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.1
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
16
5 letters
12
6 letters
7
7 letters
2
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
B
6
5
3
2
16
E
1
2
1
1
5
H
2
2
L
1
2
1
2
6
T
4
3
2
9
Y
2
2
Σ
16
12
7
2
3
40

Two-letter pairs

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

B
be 9bi 4bl 2by 1
E
ee 1el 1et 1ey 2
H
he 2
L
li 6
T
te 3th 2ti 4
Y
ye 2

All 40 answers

163 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
beet1
beetle6
belie5
belittle8
bell1
belle5
belly5
belt1
betel5
bible5
bile1
billet6
bite1
blithe6
blithelypangram15
byte1
eely1
elite5
ethyl5
eyelet6
eyeteeth8
heel1
hell1
libel5
libelee7
lite1
lithe5
lithely7
little6
teeth5
teethe6
tell1
thee1
they1
tile1
tithe5
title5
tittle6
yell1
yeti1
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