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Spelling Bee answers · Monday, August 14, 2023

Longest word
bogeymen
8 letters
Top scorer
bogeymen
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
4.8
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
5
7 letters
0
8 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
Σ
B
2
3
2
1
8
E
3
2
1
6
G
2
2
1
5
M
2
1
1
4
N
3
3
O
4
4
Y
1
1
Σ
16
8
5
0
2
31

Two-letter pairs

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

B
be 3bo 4by 1
E
eb 2eg 2en 2
G
ge 2gn 1go 2
M
me 2mo 2
N
ne 2no 1
O
ob 2og 1om 1
Y
ye 1

All 31 answers

109 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
been1
begem5
begone6
bogey5
bogeymenpangram15
bombe5
bone1
bygone6
ebon1
ebony5
eggnog6
eggy1
enby1
enemy5
gene1
genome6
gnome5
gone1
gooey5
meme1
memo1
money5
moneymen8
nene1
neon1
none1
obey1
oboe1
ogee1
omen1
yeomen6
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