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Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, August 11, 2024

Longest word
blackball
9 letters
Top scorer
bootblack
16 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
10
6 letters
8
7 letters
2
8 letters
5
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
B
19
4
5
1
2
2
33
C
–
1
3
–
2
–
6
K
–
1
–
–
–
–
1
L
1
–
–
–
1
–
2
T
–
2
–
1
–
–
3
Σ
20
10
8
2
5
2
47

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ab 2
B
ba 10bl 10bo 13
C
ca 3co 3
K
ka 1
L
lo 2
T
ta 2to 1

All 47 answers

204 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
aback5
abbot5
baba1
babka5
back1
★backlotpangram14
backtalk8
balk1
ball1
ballcock8
ballot6
baobab6
blab1
black5
blackball9
blat1
bloat5
blob1
bloc1
block5
blot1
blotto6
boat1
boba1
bobcat6
bock1
bola1
boll1
bolo1
bolt1
boob1
booboo6
book1
boot1
★bootblackpangram16
cabal5
cabala6
callback8
cobalt6
collab6
cookbook8
kabob5
lobo1
lookbook8
tabla5
taboo5
tobacco7
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