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Spelling Bee answers · Monday, August 26, 2024

Longest word
dillydally
10 letters
Top scorer
holiday
14 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.1
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
11
5 letters
10
6 letters
2
7 letters
3
8 letters
0
9 letters
0
10 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
10
Σ
A
2
4
6
D
2
3
2
1
1
9
H
4
1
1
6
L
3
1
1
5
Y
1
1
Σ
11
10
2
3
0
0
1
27

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ah 1ai 1al 4
D
da 5di 2do 1dy 1
H
ha 4hi 1ho 1
L
la 2lo 3
Y
ya 1

All 27 answers

111 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
ahoy1
aioli5
allay5
alloy5
ally1
aloha5
daddy5
dahlia6
daily5
dally5
daylily7
dial1
dillydally10
doodad6
dyad1
hail1
halal5
hall1
halo1
hiya1
holidaypangram14
lady1
laid1
load1
loyal5
loyally7
yahoo5
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