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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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