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Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, August 18, 2024

Longest word
groundhog
9 letters
Top scorer
groundhog
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.0
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
12
5 letters
8
6 letters
4
7 letters
1
8 letters
1
9 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
Σ
D
6
4
1
11
G
1
1
1
1
4
H
1
1
1
3
N
1
1
O
1
1
R
1
2
3
U
2
1
1
4
Σ
12
8
4
1
1
1
27

Two-letter pairs

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

D
do 7dr 1du 3
G
go 2gr 2
H
ho 3
N
nu 1
O
od 1
R
ro 3
U
ud 1un 3

All 27 answers

107 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
dodo1
doggo5
dong1
donor5
door1
dough5
dour1
drug1
dugong6
dung1
dunno5
good1
gourd5
ground6
groundhogpangram16
hood1
hoodoo6
hound5
nunhood7
odor1
rondo5
rood1
round5
udon1
undo1
unground8
unhood6
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