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Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, April 6, 2023

Longest word
diabolical
10 letters
Top scorer
diabolical
17 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.2
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
16
5 letters
8
6 letters
6
7 letters
2
8 letters
3
9 letters
0
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
4
4
B
15
2
3
1
2
23
C
1
1
2
D
1
1
2
L
1
1
2
4
O
1
1
Σ
16
8
6
2
3
0
1
36

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ab 2ad 1al 1
B
ba 7bi 3bl 4bo 9
C
ca 2
D
di 2
L
la 2li 1lo 1
O
od 1

All 36 answers

154 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
abaci5
aboil5
adobo5
alibi5
baba1
bacilli7
bail1
bald1
ball1
ballad6
baobab6
biblical8
bilabial8
bill1
blab1
blob1
bloc1
blood5
boba1
bocci5
boil1
bola1
bold1
boll1
bolo1
boob1
booboo6
cabal5
cabala6
diabolicpangram15
diabolicalpangram17
labia5
labial6
libido6
lobo1
oddball7
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