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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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