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Spelling Bee answers · Friday, August 11, 2023

Longest word
illiquidity
11 letters
Top scorer
illiquidity
18 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.4
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
12
5 letters
6
6 letters
3
7 letters
1
8 letters
3
9 letters
1
10 letters
0
11 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
11
Σ
D
1
2
1
–
–
–
–
–
4
I
4
1
–
–
1
–
–
1
7
L
2
–
1
–
1
1
–
–
5
Q
2
2
–
–
1
–
–
–
5
T
3
1
1
–
–
–
–
–
5
U
–
–
–
1
–
–
–
–
1
Σ
12
6
3
1
3
1
0
1
27

Two-letter pairs

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

D
di 4
I
id 3il 3it 1
L
li 5
Q
qu 5
T
ti 4tu 1
U
ut 1

All 27 answers

125 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
diddly6
dill1
dilly5
ditty5
idly1
idyl1
idyll5
illiquid8
★illiquiditypangram18
illy1
itty1
lilt1
lily1
liquid6
★liquiditypangram16
liquidly8
quid1
quiddity8
quill5
quilt5
quit1
tidily6
tidy1
till1
tilt1
tutti5
utility7
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