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Spelling Bee answers · Friday, August 6, 2021

Longest word
imbroglio
9 letters
Top scorer
imbroglio
16 points
Starting letters
4 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
4.5
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
17
5 letters
4
6 letters
1
7 letters
0
8 letters
0
9 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
Σ
B
13
3
1
17
G
2
2
I
1
1
L
2
1
3
Σ
17
4
1
0
0
1
23

Two-letter pairs

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

B
bi 1bl 3bo 8br 5
G
gl 2
I
im 1
L
li 2lo 1

All 23 answers

59 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
bill1
blob1
blog1
bloom5
boil1
boll1
bolo1
bomb1
boob1
booboo6
boom1
boor1
brig1
brim1
brio1
broil5
broom5
glib1
glob1
imbrogliopangram16
limb1
limbo5
lobo1
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