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Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, August 22, 2023

Longest word
lookout
7 letters
Top scorer
walkout
14 points
Starting letters
6 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
15
5 letters
4
6 letters
4
7 letters
4

The hints grid

How many words of each length start with each letter — the classic Bee cheat sheet.

4
5
6
7
Σ
A
2
2
4
K
1
1
L
2
1
1
4
O
1
2
3
T
9
1
2
12
W
2
1
3
Σ
15
4
4
4
27

Two-letter pairs

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

A
al 2at 1au 1
K
ko 1
L
lo 4
O
ou 3
T
ta 5to 6tu 1
W
wa 2wo 1

All 27 answers

94 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
allot5
alto1
atoll5
auto1
kowtow6
lookout7
loot1
lotto5
lout1
outlaw6
outlook7
outtalk7
talk1
tall1
tallow6
tattoo6
taut1
toll1
took1
tool1
toot1
total5
tout1
tutu1
walkoutpangram14
watt1
woot1
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