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Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, August 27, 2023

Longest word
biblically
10 letters
Top scorer
amicably
15 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.8
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
8
5 letters
6
6 letters
6
7 letters
2
8 letters
3
9 letters
0
10 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
9
10
Σ
A
3
1
1
2
1
8
B
1
3
1
1
1
7
C
1
1
4
1
1
8
I
1
1
2
L
2
2
Σ
8
6
6
2
3
0
2
27

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ab 2ac 1al 2am 3
B
ba 2bi 4bl 1
C
ca 2cl 2cy 4
I
ic 1il 1
L
la 1li 1

All 27 answers

139 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
abbacy6
ably1
acyclic7
allay5
ally1
amiably7
amicablypangram15
amyl1
baby1
balmy5
bialy5
biblically10
bicyclic8
billy5
blabby6
cabby5
calmly6
clammy6
clay1
cyclic6
cyclical8
cyclically10
cymbal6
icily5
illy1
lacy1
lily1
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