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Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, August 29, 2021

Longest word
immobilize
10 letters
Top scorer
immobilize
17 points
Starting letters
6 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
16
5 letters
8
6 letters
4
7 letters
0
8 letters
3
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
B
2
3
5
E
1
1
2
I
1
1
1
3
L
4
1
5
M
9
4
1
1
15
Z
1
1
2
Σ
16
8
4
0
3
0
1
32

Two-letter pairs

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

B
bi 1bl 1bo 3
E
em 2
I
im 3
L
li 4lo 1
M
me 6mi 4mo 5
Z
zo 2

All 32 answers

128 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
biome5
bloom5
bomb1
bombe5
boom1
embezzle8
emblem6
imbibe6
immobile8
immobilizepangram17
limb1
limbo5
lime1
limo1
loom1
melee5
meme1
memo1
meze1
mezze5
mezzo5
mile1
mill1
mime1
mimeo5
mobile6
mobilizepangram15
moil1
mole1
moll1
zombie6
zoom1
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