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Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, August 4, 2021

Longest word
likelihood
10 letters
Top scorer
likelihood
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
18
5 letters
9
6 letters
8
7 letters
2
8 letters
1
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
D
3
3
2
2
10
H
6
2
4
1
13
I
1
1
K
3
1
4
L
3
2
1
6
O
2
3
5
Σ
18
9
8
2
1
0
1
39

Two-letter pairs

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

D
di 2do 8
H
he 2ho 11
I
id 1
K
ki 2ko 2
L
li 1lo 5
O
oi 1ol 4

All 39 answers

150 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
dildo5
diode5
dodo1
dole1
doled5
doll1
dolled6
dollied7
doodle6
doodled7
hellhole8
hello5
hoed1
hoke1
hold1
hole1
holed5
hood1
hooded6
hoodie6
hoodoo6
hook1
hooked6
idol1
kiddo5
kilo1
kohl1
kook1
likelihoodpangram17
lode1
loll1
lolled6
look1
looked6
oiled5
oldie5
oleo1
olio1
ollie5
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