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Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, August 15, 2024

Longest word
publicly
8 letters
Top scorer
publicly
15 points
Starting letters
4 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
4.9
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
9
5 letters
7
6 letters
3
7 letters
0
8 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
Σ
B
2
1
1
4
C
2
2
1
5
L
2
2
P
3
4
1
1
9
Σ
9
7
3
0
1
20

Two-letter pairs

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

B
bu 4
C
cl 2cu 3
L
lu 2
P
pu 9

All 20 answers

77 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
bubbly6
bulb1
bull1
bully5
club1
clubby6
cubby5
cubic5
cull1
lull1
lulu1
pubic5
public6
publiclypangram15
puli1
pull1
pulp1
pulpy5
pupil5
puppy5
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