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Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, April 27, 2024

Longest word
appealable
10 letters
Top scorer
placebo
14 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.3
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
20
5 letters
11
6 letters
8
7 letters
2
8 letters
3
9 letters
2
10 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
10
Σ
A
1
1
1
3
B
15
6
4
25
C
3
3
1
1
8
L
2
1
3
O
1
1
P
1
1
1
1
2
1
7
Σ
20
11
8
2
3
2
1
47

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ab 1al 1ap 1
B
ba 7be 4bl 5bo 9
C
ca 5ce 1co 2
L
la 1lo 2
O
ob 1
P
pa 1pe 3pl 3

All 47 answers

196 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
able1
allocable9
appealable10
baba1
babble6
babe1
babel5
bale1
ball1
baobab6
bebop5
beep1
bell1
belle5
blab1
bleep5
blob1
bloc1
bloop5
boba1
bobble6
bocce5
bola1
boll1
bolo1
boob1
booboo6
boop1
cabal5
cabala6
cable5
callable8
capable7
celeb5
cobble6
collab6
label5
lobe1
lobo1
oboe1
palpable8
peaceable9
pebble6
peelable8
placebopangram14
pleb1
plebe5
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